... at a ... Eytan, Sorry if I sounded snobbish. I had indended my remarks to be more of a feeble attempt at humor on my part than a put-down. I think it is...
... Hi, Didn't Irving Berlin himself say it was a song about ragtime, and not a ragtime song? If he did, that would apparently settle the issue. To me, it does...
I live in the Buffalo area, and I assure you that most of what are passed off as Buffalo-style wings outside this region are only a pale reflection of the real...
Hi all. This is going back a bit, but I thought I would share what I thought about the subject of a "Definition of Ragtime." I have always regarded ragtime...
... passed ... reflection of ... [snip] ... met at a ... y'all are just, well, silly. First off, Buffalos DON'T FLY. They don't even wear pants with flies. ...
Hi, I just contacted a ragtime society in Superior, Wisconsin, about "new rag" contests (on the order of those at the Scott Joplin festival). While I was told...
So fromage is not really cheese. It stinks more. ... le RAGarde, Beill E. vous Bonjour Beill et groupe, OK, a stink is also associated with the faux trolley of...
Belated but hearty thanks to Eytan for that thrilling rendition of "Play a Simple Melody". If recollection serves, Irving Berlin had another tune to same...
Hi Rachel. Finale, and some other notation software programs, has a feature availble from the Graphics tool that allows you export images as graphics in...
Karen--I feel somewhat foolish keeping my own thread alive through this response to you, but, in any event, I wanted to thank you for your mention of Eubie...
... my ... As a matter of fact, Rachel, I can. There is a freeware/shareware product called PDF995 that will allow you to make these files. If you cannot...
I have a way of coverting any printable file to Adobe PDF format. You need to download a free(I think it's free!) application called PrimoPDF. What this...
I did say MOST. I trust Buffalo natives to prepare authentic Buffalo-style wings. They can tell when something's not right. But, on the other hand, Tom ...
- -- In EliteSyncopations@yahoogroups.com, Tom Bingham <mason2042@g...> ... know what's the difference between a bison and a buffalo? Answer: You can't wash...
Hi Adam and Rachel, We all had a similar complaint of left arm soreness when playing an electronic keyboard. As per chat request last night,I did some ...
Adam--you're an excellent writer as well as performer/composer. Keep it coming on all fronts, please--though we want you to get your homework done too! :D ...
... feeble attempt at humor on my part than a put-down. No offense taken, Fred. I'm enjoying our thread. Sorry if I sounded offended! And by the way, we...
Attack sparrow- glad you liked my "simple melody." I think I said before, it took me forever to work that arrangement out. I'll keep an eye out for Berlin's...
... that traverse our fair city as well. ... trolleys exist anyway? Are they duplicating themselves in a replicator?? Perhaps in the *** TRIANGLE ***...
I do think you have a point about Jelly's stuff being very different from ragtime, although I personally consider it a closer relative of ragtime than more...
hey karen, I practiced the "simple" melody contrapunction VERY VERY VERY slowly, gradually increasing the speed incrementally. Just like you said you did. Only...
-Hey Eytan, ROTFL regarding driving your wife crazy with Mommy kissing Santa!! I found some interesting notes on Boise's tract system in the ragtime era. ...
... of a ... sounded offended! ... that traverse our fair city as well. Charlotteans? Do you mean as in Charlotte, NC? If so, hang on a minute! I think...
... ragtime ... Ave. ... building. ... building ... were ... as ... Karen, Thanks so much for this information and history. I find this most interesting! You...
Group, I have to confess, I'm not as familiar with Morton as I should be. I always loved his music, but I was not a "Morton fan" per se. I tried to learn both...
... family-owned bar and Italian Restaurant called the Anchor Bar came up with the idea of how to use the wings of a chicken as a snack food. It was the part...
Over the past few days, I've been transferring quite a few of my 1950s-1960s ragtime LPs to CD for Elite Syncopations Radio (I'm planning a long-overdue...
Dear Mr. Fred Cain, I believe you are correct that Morton was a ragtime piano player as well as jazz piano player. I think he was certainly able to play both ...
As usual, I'm just getting caught up on threads I missed in my usual, quick-dash through the inbox. As for myself, I think I might have been too intimidated to...
Brent Watkins send me his cd Heroes of Parlor Town and i would like to thank him.He covers a wide gamet of styles and players from Joplin to Eubie to James P....
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