It had to happen — that while in the UK I would find myself browsing on www.ebay.co.uk. And browsing led me to this:
Would you mind having that on the wall to look at in odd moments, to think, however whimsically, “Hey, Louis sends me his best wishes”? I wouldn’t mind, myself.
I was delighted to read this editorial piece in the Quad City Times (that’s Bix Beiderbecke’s home-town newspaper) about the influence of Bix here and abroad — as documented in a wonderful two-disc set. And I was even happier to find myself quoted at length:
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_18b3f3f8-95ee-11df-9a6b-001cc4c002e0.html
To be cited as an authority unexpectedly is a very rewarding state of affairs! May it happen to you, too – – –
JAZZ LIVES