[78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band Discography

[simmonssomer]

 Cary, I only skimmed the first page or so because of time limitations and 
missed the points made..
I'll take a more measured look at it in a few days and take his "Bixing" as 
meant.. In the meantime, thanks for your comments.

Al S.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band Discography


>
> I think you misinterpreted the article. Read it again. Shaw was merely 
> pointing out all of the "bixings" regarding Bix's life and career - the 
> same old tired myths about Bix that have been perpetuated over the years. 
> Note that in italics, he does debunk some of these, but maybe he didn't do 
> as good a job as he could in showing what he was actually trying to say. 
> Shaw has read "Bix; Man and Legend" as well as the new Bix book (highly 
> recommended by the way) by Jean Pierre Lion. By comparing the Bixings with 
> the tripe that came out of Ken Burns' "Jazz" docudrama (I refuse to call 
> it a documentary), Shaw is merely pointing out that legends are often made 
> of misstatements, assumptions, rumors, and honest-to-God lies.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>> From: simmonssomer at comcast.net
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:38:10 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band Discography
>>
>> Well for just one thing, strictly from memory......Paul Whiteman was
>> extremely kind AND patient with Bix. Paying for rehabilitation,,,putting 
>> up
>> with lengthy absences but keeping his chair open...and putting up with 
>> the
>> fact that Bix drank to ruination, could not read and had to sit with his
>> horn in his mouth but not actually playing on more than a few occasions..
>> He loved Bix (as do I) and although he was in a commercial straight 
>> jacket
>> did give Bix spots where possible.. This is not what that article
>> maintained. There were lots of other wrong statements but I don't have 
>> time
>> right now to go back and look them up. I promise I will review it in a 
>> few
>> days and give you my take with citations from the article on the whole
>> thing.
>> Thanks for your patience.
>>
>> Al
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
>> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band Discography
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Please elaborate, Al. I saw nothing twaddle-worthy in the article.
>> >
>> > Cary Ginell
>> >
>> >> From: simmonssomer at comcast.net
>> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> >> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:51:28 -0500
>> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band 
>> >> Discography
>> >>
>> >> I read about two pages and almost threw up. I quit while I still had 
>> >> my
>> >> sanity.
>> >> What pernicious twaddle!
>> >>
>> >> Al Simmons
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "eugene hayhoe" <jazzme48912 at yahoo.com>
>> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:01 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bixing from Revised American Dance Band 
>> >> Discography
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Don't miss this on the site:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.rustbooks.com/articles/Bixing%202.pdf
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- On Wed, 1/20/10, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
>> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Revised American Dance Band Discography
>> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> >> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 9:35 AM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Great.....except.......... with another thousand dollars I could buy a
>> >> new
>> >> Honda Civic.
>> >>
>> >> Al Simmons
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:56 AM
>> >> Subject: [78-L] Revised American Dance Band Discography
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > This can be ordered from:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.rustbooks.com/books2.php
>> >> >
>> >> > Julian Vein
>> >>
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