Talking with Derrick Cogger, that well known Belford Boulevardier and trumpet player, he suggested we have a few jazz anecdotes on this page so I'll kick off with this one and hope others will follow.
The late Brian Fisher and myself had met up for a lunchtime pint in a Sunderland pub. As a matter of interest I'd brought a copy of a pre-war Melody Maker that I'd just acquired. After looking through it Brian placed it on the pub seat which was one of those long benches that stretch from wall to wall. It had a shiny covering which caused the MM to slide through the gap below the back of the bench and out of sight beneath the seat.
As the front was panelled, the only way to retrieve the precious Melody Maker was to stand on the seat and reach down to try and pick up the old newspaper. this proved quite a difficult task and aroused the curiosity of the barmaid.
"What's he doing?" she asked Brian as the top half of my body once more disappeared behind the seat.
"He's looking for a 1937 Melody Maker," he replied.
The barmaid shook her head.
"He won't find one - the pub wasn't built then."
Do you have a jazz related tale to tell?
Lance.
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