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» Celebrities part II
The Cotton Club ... in a past life
I was lucky enough to spend time with the some of the stars of the Cotton Club: Cab Calloway, Harold and Fayard Nicholas, Max Roach, Adelaide Hall & Co.
They were without exception the most urbane, cultured, well-mannered, warm-hearted, generous and genuinely lovely people I ever had the privilege to be around. Although I was a third of their age, and not worthy to organise their shoe cupboards, they were happy to answer callow questions, share war stories, sing, demonstrate dance steps and generally hang out.
These were international super stars, yet they treated me, each other, and everyone they met, with an extraordinary respect and politeness that belonged to another time.
Seriously - these stars were not even allowed to sit in the audience of the club they starred in, because of their colour. They saw other (white) song and dance stars become millionaires, while they provided the 'backing'. At all stages of their careers they were exploited, ripped off, presumed upon - in so many ways. But looking back, they simply saw themselves as infinitely lucky to have made careers from their talents.
OK no relevance to this thread - unless I can say I wish I could have been more appreciative to them at the time.
(Mon 12th Oct 2009, 23:27, More)
The Cotton Club ... in a past life
I was lucky enough to spend time with the some of the stars of the Cotton Club: Cab Calloway, Harold and Fayard Nicholas, Max Roach, Adelaide Hall & Co.
They were without exception the most urbane, cultured, well-mannered, warm-hearted, generous and genuinely lovely people I ever had the privilege to be around. Although I was a third of their age, and not worthy to organise their shoe cupboards, they were happy to answer callow questions, share war stories, sing, demonstrate dance steps and generally hang out.
These were international super stars, yet they treated me, each other, and everyone they met, with an extraordinary respect and politeness that belonged to another time.
Seriously - these stars were not even allowed to sit in the audience of the club they starred in, because of their colour. They saw other (white) song and dance stars become millionaires, while they provided the 'backing'. At all stages of their careers they were exploited, ripped off, presumed upon - in so many ways. But looking back, they simply saw themselves as infinitely lucky to have made careers from their talents.
OK no relevance to this thread - unless I can say I wish I could have been more appreciative to them at the time.
(Mon 12th Oct 2009, 23:27, More)
» Tightwads
Boss From Hell ...
Remember when dialling codes went from 2 figures to 4? I updated the company address book to the new codes.
Boss From Hell told me to change the numbers back because "the new numbers cost more to dial"
He made me Telecom to confirm it - I can still hear the operator laughing.
(Sun 26th Oct 2008, 18:15, More)
Boss From Hell ...
Remember when dialling codes went from 2 figures to 4? I updated the company address book to the new codes.
Boss From Hell told me to change the numbers back because "the new numbers cost more to dial"
He made me Telecom to confirm it - I can still hear the operator laughing.
(Sun 26th Oct 2008, 18:15, More)