Word: dixieland
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...serious and pensive man cracks a smile when he recalls growing up in Germany with a father who was extremely fond of “Dixieland music...
...article "Look Away, Dixieland" [Jan. 27] stated that President George W. Bush "quietly reinstated" a tradition of having the White House deliver a floral wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery - a practice "that his father had halted in 1990." The story is wrong. First, the elder president Bush did not, as TIME reported, end the decades-old practice of the White House delivering a wreath to the Confederate Memorial; he changed the date on which the wreath is delivered from the day that some southern heritage groups commemorate Jefferson Davis's birthday to the federal Memorial...
...many vacationers and business travelers, New Orleans is the ultimate party town, synonymous with delectably spicy food, wickedly strong mixed drinks served in a "go" cup, and the unique sounds of zydeco tunes and Dixieland jazz. But behind the revelry lies a quieter realm of historic richness and beauty: the city's celebrated antiques district, which features an estimated 300 stores in and around the French Quarter, some just steps away from the teeming restaurants and blaring clubs. Within their glowing interiors, the shops offer silverware, jewelry, furniture, chandeliers and other accessories to suit virtually every taste and budget...
...bands motto is something along the lines of Keep bringing the funk to unfunky people. It began about four years ago, as an ill-fated Dixieland trio, says Jake E. Flemming 01, one of the three founding members who has filled the bands tenor chair to overflowing since his early days as a co-founder and distressingly square clarinet player, according to his website bio. Scammon, Flemming and Eric R. Rosenbaum 03 had met in the Harvard Wind Ensemble, and wanted more. To cut a long story short, Flemming claims that they simply said, This is stupid, lets play funk...
...take a boy out of Ol’ Dixieland, but you’ll never take Ol’ Dixie from a boy.” (Lynard Skynard...