[Dixielandjazz] RV: testing

[David Washburn]

I was on this list some years ago. Didn't know it was still active. I'll
watch for posts. Greetings & best wishes,
Dave in Dallas

On Thu, 16 Mar 2023, 7:19 pm Gary Lawrence Murphy, <garym at teledyn.com>
wrote:

> FB is so last decade 😅
>
> My mailing lists are all coming back online, I think folks are noticing
> how FB et al were walling them off; you can share an email with anyone you
> like!
>
> Speaking of which, have you looked at https://jazztodon.com? A project
> from some jazz journalists, covers all kinds of jazz but is just starting
> out so a bit quiet. No ads, no 'algorithm', I quite like it.
>
> Currently at @Avalon at jazztodon.com if you're on the Fediverse, you plunk
> that into Search and bobs yer uncle.
>
> Kind of related to that, we launched eighthstreetorchestra.com as a
> WordPress site with the ActivityPub plugin that lets it interact with
> jazztodon.com or folks on any other mastodon site. Time will tell if this
> is another fad, but so far so good!
>
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 2:37 p.m. <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
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>> *De:* jim at kashprod.com <jim at kashprod.com>
>> *Enviado el:* jueves, 16 de marzo de 2023 18:24
>> *Para:* 'Ron L"Herault' <lherault at verizon.net>
>> *Asunto:* RE: [Dixielandjazz] testing
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>>
>> Dunno if it is al FBs fault.  We’ve just lost a lot of members, and
>> particularly those that did the “jammin’” (not musically speaking, but with
>> words).  Marek, of course, was a great stimulator for discussion.  I always
>> laughed as he was very so much stuck in his ways.  If it was the style he
>> liked, then it was good.  He was even that way when we discussed wines
>> privately.  And, Bob Ringwald used to keep things going.  And, we had some
>> Aussies that were very knowledgeable.  I’m afraid I’m not great on the
>> history of jazz discussions.  I’ve just played anything that has swing, and
>> never really went into where it came from.
>>
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>>
>> The Canal Street Jazz Band is still honking, albeit having lost a number
>> of jazz sites during the pandemic, and to economics in general.  We’ve got
>> another gig this Sunday at a club that used to feature only jazz, but now
>> has all kinds of live music with the occasional Jazz.  Next month, a
>> wedding, a gig at a Japanese restaurant (a know, weird!), and back to this
>> no jazz joint (they have us in usually once a month).  So, keeping fairly
>> busy here in Madrid.
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>> Jim
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>> *De:* Ron L"Herault <lherault at verizon.net>
>> *Enviado el:* jueves, 16 de marzo de 2023 3:08
>> *Para:* Jim Kash <jim at kashprod.com>
>> *CC:* 'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List' <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> *Asunto:* Re: [Dixielandjazz] testing
>>
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>> It’s rather a shame how FB has taken over.  It’s great for posting
>> pictures but not easy to use for meaningful discussions.
>>
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>> Ron L
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>> *From:* Jerry Gordon <jerrygordon at juno.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 15, 2023 8:19 PM
>> *To:* Ron <lherault at verizon.net>
>> *Cc:* Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Dixielandjazz] testing
>>
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>>
>> It's alive, but like most things our age, just barely!
>>
>> Jerry Gordon
>>
>> Troy, NY
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>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 6:50 PM BobR <rhr261 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> wondering if this list is still active ---  it's been awhile since i've
>> seen a post
>>
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