Klarinet Archive - Posting 000164.txt from 1999/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] jazz band .
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 20:25:41 -0400

At 04:14 PM 9/6/1999 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>So, Jessica--the question for you is whether you want your music taken
>seriously or not. If not, go ahead and wear a T-shirt with a silly slogan,
>or polo shirts.
>
Careful, now. Our band's "summer" uniform, for outdoor gigs, is black
pants and a royal blue polo shirts with the band logo on them. And I just
went to a Glenn Miller Orchestra concert the other week and they were
wearing, coincidentally, black pants and royal blue polo shirts with the
band logo on them! But, aside from that, I agree with you. Look at any
pictures of the big bands in the 30's and 40's. They were ALL wearing
matching suits with ties, and sometimes even TUXES. Even the Beatles
started out wearing matching suits. Sometime AFTER that it decayed into a
contest to see how sloppy you could be. Looking like you just came in from
doing yardwork seems to be quite popular! But it does show disrespect --
not just for the music, but for the AUDIENCE!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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