tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post1936767248810090243..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: All That JazzM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-2447717343218625062009-09-23T04:06:16.064+00:002009-09-23T04:06:16.064+00:00Louis Armstrong was a notorious marijuana smoker, ...Louis Armstrong was a notorious marijuana smoker, and proud of it. So was Fats Waller, who wrote "The Vipers Drag" about smoking "a reefer five foot long, mighty mez, but not too strong." A viper was a jazz musician who smoked marijuana. Today, there is a fantastic band called the New Orleans Jazz Vipers.Clay S. Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187236412784312107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-34637749167508518362009-09-22T20:05:50.822+00:002009-09-22T20:05:50.822+00:00OK. I get it. An entertainer playing to his audien...OK. I get it. An entertainer playing to his audience. Wouldn't be the first time.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-81907242921134033812009-09-22T19:48:39.686+00:002009-09-22T19:48:39.686+00:00I didn't mean to imply that a marijuana smoker...I didn't mean to imply that a marijuana smoker should lack energy--Louis Armstrong certainly didn't. But Calloway can't even be described as relaxed in any way. I always figured any implied heavy usage was just a shtick.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-56236768247567948422009-09-22T19:41:25.759+00:002009-09-22T19:41:25.759+00:00Neil,
You only need to look at Rock Musicians to ...Neil,<br /><br />You only need to look at Rock Musicians to see that smoking pot does not lead to the low energy condition you describe.<br /><br />And you might want to Google - jazz musicians marijuana - to find out what really goes on in jazz.<br /><br />The stereotype of the pot smoker as slacker is just that - a stereotype. Some are. Some aren't.<br /><br />It might just as well be put in the category of violent drunks. Some are. Most aren't. <br /><br />Although I will admit that violent drunks are more prevalent than violent pot heads.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-18410564005883765442009-09-22T17:38:21.276+00:002009-09-22T17:38:21.276+00:00Heh. I never could figure how Cab Calloway was su...Heh. I never could figure how Cab Calloway was supposed to be much of a marijuana smoker. Waaaaay too much energy, and too precise in his performances. I'd believe maybe cocaine, except that he never burnt out--his performance was just as tight at the end of his life.<br /><br />Maybe he just knew the meaning of "moderation".<br /><br />Now, Louis Armstrong? Oh yeah, he smoked a joint every now and then, I'd bet.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.com