[78-L] Introduction (a bit long)

[Royal Pemberton]

There's also the tale of when Venuti took bets on what key a piano
played when you dropped it out a window!  The scene was Red Nichols'
apartment.  There were a bunch of musicians there, from which Joe had
collected money, and then the moment of truth came, where they all
took hold of Red's piano, and dropped it out the window, whereupon it
went crashing to the ground with a huge BANG!

Red was naturally flabbergasted at the spectacle, and not best pleased
at the loss of his piano.  As it crashed to the ground, Venuti began
returning everyone's money.  Upon hearing what Red had to say, Joe
said something like 'What's the matter?  You got your money back,
didn't you?'!

On 7/12/09, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Venuti and friends made a couple of "screwing around" records in the
> Brunswick
> studios which exist on vinyl pressings (dubs)..things like "Non Skid
> Manure".
> Remarkably unfunny, actually, but somebody thought they were worth
> preserving.
>
> dl
>
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> 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>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> 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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