[78-L] ARSC Conference 2010 -- Call for Presentations -- Deadline Reminder

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Dec 13 14:38:59 PST 2009


Veering off the subject topic but still staying in The Big Easy, has anyone 
seen the new Disney offering "The Princess And The Frog"? Takes place in New 
Orleans in the 20s and makes use of jazz, zydeco, blues and gospel. I've seen 
some great reviews.

dl

Tim Brooks wrote:
> Wasn't it a Victor record scout who supposedly visited New Orleans in the 
> 1910s looking for talent and sent back the message "there is no jazz in New 
> Orleans"?
>  
> Some of us were down there in October and the place is really great, dl 
> is right about that. Not only the music, and the sights, but the food was 
> fabulous. They've really made an effort to make it visitor-friendly post 
> Katrina.
>  
> And presentations are welcome on all recording-related subjects, in any genre of music or speech. That's the 
> ARSC gumbo.
>  
> So if you're thinking of heading south in May, get your proposals in. The 
> d/l (that's deadline) is January 4th.
>  
> Tim
>  
> David Lennick wrote:
>> Think there'll be any kind of emphasis on 
> jazz? Nah..everybody knows jazz was 
> discovered in a New York basement in 
> 1910 by Al Jolson and that it all sounded 
> like Bob Crosby.
> 
> This ought 
> to be a great location.
> 
> dl
> 



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