[78-L] Introduction (a bit long)

[Taylor Bowie]

Or the other tale of his "soaking" somebody while they were standing next to 
each other at a bar (and I don't mean that Joe spilled a drink on the guy).


Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Van Landingham" <danvanlandingham at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Introduction (a bit long)


>From what I havew read on Joe Venuti,I wouldn't put it past him to do 
something like that.
I don't think it tops Venuti hiring 37 bass players who met at a street 
intersection or him
sawing away at Wingy Manonne's wooden prosthesis.

--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Bart <garioch at texas.net> wrote:


From: Bart <garioch at texas.net>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Introduction (a bit long)
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 8:20 PM


Jeff Lichtman wrote:
>>> . . . there's the famous "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" by Hoagy Carmichael, 
>>> where some refuse to admit that Joe Venuti clearly sings "Barnacle Bill 
>>> The Sh*thead"
>>> throughout the second verse.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>>
>> I had to play that one through and listen. . .
>>
>> Bart
>>
>
> Since you're new to this "controversy" you can serve as arbitrator.
> It's always sounded to me like Venuti was singing "sh*tter," not
> "sh*thead." What do you think?
>
>
> - Jeff Lichtman
> jeff at swazoo.com
> Check out Swazoo Koolak's Web Jukebox at
> http://swazoo.com/
>

I've been gone for a few days... boy, do I have a lot of email to go
through!

I hate to wade into any long running controversy but it does sound like
"sh*thead" to me. On the other hand, I played it for my wife and she
insists he's just (faux) drunkenly slurring "(sh)ailor". She also
remembers a Popeye cartoon set to the tune, but I have no memory of it.

Bart

A post script on a personal note: I have enjoyed some of the tunes
posted on the Swazoo jukebox before. Especially some silly ones a year
(or more) ago. Thanks!



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