It's been many years since I've looked at the OED definition of "ofay", but at that time I did I found it woefully weak. The first use cited in OED was from...
Joplin had applied for a copyright on Feb. 16, 1903, but never followed up the application with copies of the music, so copyright was not granted. He...
Perhaps you've impacted the OED, Ed. Although you didn't say what citations you sent, here's the first part of the entry that I can access online through...
"Forget" was a bad choice of words. If West Africans use "ofay"/"ofe" to refer to whites today, I'd infer that Eubie Blake's understanding was incorrect, but...
Happy New Year, all. Hope 2008 brings you whatever you're seeking. Maybe we'll find Guest of Honor this year.. I made a minor discovery yesterday while...
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Jan 2, 2008 9:45 am
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Wow, that's kinda cool! It reminds me of a coupla things, in listening to it. One one hand, its vaguely remindful of a roll called something like "Magnolia...
A great source for slang is the early editions of Variety. The language used there was filled with phrases of the era. One little bit of trivia, and I don't...
Say, this Art Tatum guy is good. Anyone heard of him before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPOH5PHzkIw And how long will it be until ragtime loses Adam...
I don't think it is rubbish, but I don't know what to call it. It does have a spacey quality about it. I didn't think they had LSD back then. This tune...
Interesting sounds, abet a bit bazaar... I found I liked it best slowed down about 10%-15%... at 68-72 beats per minute as opposed to the 80 specified in the...
Bill, Have you checked out this link to a dictionary of 19th century slang? <http://www.rugglesrag.com/lookout/OLD-LOOKOUT-DO-NOT-USE/a_19th_century\ ...
Hi all. Did an extensive update of my James P. Johnson work. Trying to figure out one thing - yeah, the birth year again. Multiple census records, death...
While you are updating things, Bill, you might care to update your section on Roy Bargy. There is no such piece as "Chicago Stomp." The origin of this error is...
As far as the misattribution goes, I suspect that if one were to trace back the sources of the various references citing 1891, that you'd find their sources to...
Thanks Frederick for the correction. I found Chicago Stomp listed separately in a few sources through worldcat, and being mostly trusting of libraries (but not...
I'm pretty sure Johnson knew his proper birth date, and can't find information to the contrary. He is the one who had to give the information for the 1917 and...
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Jan 2, 2008 5:39 pm
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Here's my latest rag (Opus Pi, Number 12 - or something like that). Just finished it a week ago. Comments welcome - and I apologize for the clumsy fingers in...
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Jan 2, 2008 5:53 pm
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then again, by the 1890s, most folks would have likely been known when they were born, the possible exception being people who were orphaned at a very early...
This one was actually written before the Flaming Cabbage (Opus Pi, Number 11), but I can't think of a name for it. Can the group weigh in on what food this...
two foods come to mind, immediately.....one is peach cobbler, because that's what I have in the oven at present......the other is something I've heard of being...
... around legal constrictions related to age requirements to enter into contracts and that sort of thing.....with a birth date of 1891, that'd have made him...
...and I went, and have one insanely nit-picky critical observation. In one paragraph, you have the following text: A young disciple of Johnson, Thomas "Fats"...
... (unless its already in use) White Castle hamburgers are among the most revolting things I've ever eaten, and I cannot imagine one deep-fried. Don't tell...
Oh they love them here, too......but this is the same town that toasts its ravioli....... I grew up in the Dallas/Ft Worth area, and the first time I ate a...
