Re: Performing in a sport coat
I've worn a variety of "stage costumes" over the years. Indeed, my first real band, which played a lot of swing at first and then began to include Western swing, styled its costumery at first in homage of one of our main influences, R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders. We literally went to the Salvation Army and Goodwill in search of cheap suits, quite successfully. (This was in New England, so the climate permitted this.) Later, when we got into Western swing in the aftermath of "Urban Cowboy," we searched for those snazzy shirts with the piping, and snaps instead of buttons. I learned after a while those snaps were just tearing up the back of my mandolin, burrowing shallow but noticeable grooves into the wood. So just be careful. And avoid blazers with brass buttons!
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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