Klarinet Archive - Posting 000966.txt from 1998/02

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Seeking Moondog
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 12:33:26 -0500

> From: ROBERT HOWE <arehow@-----.net>
> To: doublereed-l@-----.edu>
> Cc: Ertan Sender <ertan@-----.us
> <klarinet@-----.us>; North AMerican Sax ALliance
> <NASA@-----.edu>
> Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 10:58 AM
> Subject: Seeking Moondog
>
> >Just heard a piece on National Pubic Radio about a composer, uses the
> >stage name Moondog, apparently both quite eccentric--has lived on the
> >street in Manhattan, keeps time with a bass drum to each beat, a friend
> >of Stravinsky's--and quite remarkable, the stuff they played of his
> >(mostly for Saxophones) was really interesting.
> >
> >Anyone have a name, a publisher, a contact of any sort on this man? I
> >am, of course, also contacting NPR.

Moon Dog's (sometimes spelled Moondog) real name is Louis Hardin. Don't
ask how I found this out (I've got to keep a _few_ secrets :^).
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