tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post5571928048726241149..comments2024-01-29T08:28:12.092-08:00Comments on Hey You Hoser: Good-bye, Jay...and thanks for the good times.Gerry Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516124652849272879noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-89106870960179760682011-03-07T20:31:57.363-08:002011-03-07T20:31:57.363-08:00Wow, you all have come up with some magic names. F...Wow, you all have come up with some magic names. First of all, Del Close. He was a giant among improv artists, virtually invented much of the art. I never saw him in person there. And I knew Jimmy Williams, Mike. Used to follow his gigs around town. What a nice guy. I don't know whatever happened to him, but at least he did you a good turn with your bike. And Bucky Pizzarelli. I used to see him play at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC when I went up there on business. He did a duo thing with George Barnes, also on guitar. Thanks for stirring up more memories.Gerry Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516124652849272879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-26128036062844497552011-03-04T16:59:50.188-08:002011-03-04T16:59:50.188-08:00I love what you said about Barbara Streisand. I ha...I love what you said about Barbara Streisand. I have a friend who met Bob Dylan in an apartment in New York and told her friends, "Poor guy. With looks and a voice like that, he doesn't have a chance."Julia Gordon-Bramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682792436253939395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-90278466530880708612011-03-04T07:21:35.417-08:002011-03-04T07:21:35.417-08:00Gerry, I used to go to the Ragtime Festival too, a...Gerry, I used to go to the Ragtime Festival too, and remember the Salty Dogs, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, and Turk Murphy (from SF). Another memorable performer was Bucky Pizzarelli, who, I believe, is still performing. His son, John, is also a great guitarist and vocalist.Michael Fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11124624562846789159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-60065778839600881602011-03-04T06:13:21.670-08:002011-03-04T06:13:21.670-08:00My older sister worked and performed there when I ...My older sister worked and performed there when I was a teenager. As a result, my parents and I got to see a lot of free shows, including Brother Theodore, Phyllis Diller, and Del Close. I was so attracted to the place that I once rode my bike there. Luckily, the piano player (a great musician), Jimmy Williams, gave me (and my bike) a ride home. <br /><br />Mike FleischmannMichael Fleischmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11124624562846789159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-82827024327022634862011-03-02T08:00:40.432-08:002011-03-02T08:00:40.432-08:00Those are some wonderful names you've brought ...Those are some wonderful names you've brought up. Unfortunately I never witnessed the "glowing drumsticks." But I did spend a lot of nights on the river at the Ragtime Festival. I think my favorite band was The Salty Dogs, from Chicago. Don't know if you remember them. Sounds as though you paid a fine tribute to your dad.Gerry Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516124652849272879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-55500760485685318662011-02-28T12:12:34.670-08:002011-02-28T12:12:34.670-08:00My dad used to sneak me in those bars when I was i...My dad used to sneak me in those bars when I was in Jr. high. I remember one darkly lit club in particular, with a drummer who'd wail away on solos with these neon-red glowing drumsticks. Talk about a visual that sticks with a kid! After Gaslight closed (and I know we were there till the end), we'd go to the oldest riverboat on the waterfront and see some of the same musicians -- Lige Shaw, Trebor Tichenor and the annual Ragtime and Dixieland Festivals. As such, I employed the most authentic band I could find in KC for my dad's memorial service. And of course, they all knew my dad.Joe Clipnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648885823723927601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-21722937656009899812011-02-27T19:46:15.167-08:002011-02-27T19:46:15.167-08:00How lucky you were to have seen all that! I only ...How lucky you were to have seen all that! I only heard of Gaslight as a legend.Janet Riehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969091105569421090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316775379184667800.post-84309525683257008692011-02-27T14:03:52.805-08:002011-02-27T14:03:52.805-08:00Such great memories, a trip back in time.Such great memories, a trip back in time.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.com