westview1900

Philadelphia is a medium sized city, but its residents historically have overrepresented the ranks of successful musicians. Have you ever given any thought to this, Mr. Wise, and if so, could this trait be transferred to other areas of this country?

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Joe DiMonte

I'm not Mr.Wise neither am I as wise as our host.
However,on the aggregrate and from a Jazz perspective,I know of no City other than Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that produced more talented and 'top-shelf' players.

As a native Brooklyner,please do not confuse NYC with those of us who were born and raised in Kings County. Further,except for those who hailed from Brooklyn and Upstate NY,most of talented players (Boppers) were out-of-towners who moved to NYC to showcase their talent, and where music was an integral part of our culture.

Per capita and from my life long experience,one cannot exclude Philadelphia without listing names and states of players.
On a closing note,my musical aspirations were shattered during the mid '50s when I heard a recording of Buddy DeFranco,a native of New-Joisey who was musically educated at Mastbaum.
Perhaps a listing of those who attended Mastbaum,Bok and Curtis can best answer your question.

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Solar Bell

How did Mastbuam High School put out all of those fabulous musicians????

Must be in the water.

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wiseone2

There were so many guys. Would you believe Sherman Hemsley was in our high school orchestra, he played trombone. Philadelphia water was THE worst water in the world.
You could see the fluoride in the water. The hoagies are the secret.
Wilmer

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dstrad

I thought it was the cheese steaks????????? By the way, I always wondered this . . . . what the heck is scrapple made of? Always looked like gray spam to me.

wiseone2

Scrapple, I grew up on the stuff, contains everything from the pig except it's oink.

Wilmer

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Joe DiMonte

[quote=wiseone2;418198]There were so many guys.

So true !

Would you believe Sherman Hemsley was in our high school orchestra, he played trombone. Philadelphia water was THE worst water in the world.
You could see the fluoride in the water.
The hoagies are the secret. <<Wilmer

Correct me if I'm wrong but during those hazy and lazy days of summer, didn't the
ITALIAN ICE help simmer the situation before Joe & Frank Rizzo arrivd on the scene ?

KJ

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Joe DiMonte

[quote=dstrad;418326]I thought it was the cheese steaks????????? By the way, I always wondered this . . . .
>>>>>what the heck is scrapple made of? <<<<<


If you knew what "Lunch Meat" is made of in most NYC joints,scrapple is a delicacy !

By the way,do you know a HERO is a SUBWAY in other parts of the land ?

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RGood

Schuylkill punch, Amaroso rolls for the hoagies, scrapple, souse (aka head cheese) - soft pretzels w/mustard for breakfast......all at the Reading Market in its day.....what more could you want in life?

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