l almost didn't blog tonight, but I hate breaking promises to others and especially breaking them to myself. Last night I was thinking that I seem to have a lot of useless information stored away in my brain. So I will share one piece with you tonight.
Maybe most of you know where the term "Ragtime" music came from. I didn't up until a few years ago when I read about it. According to source that I read ragtime music was coined in the United States over a hundred years ago. In houses of ill repute (don't you love that term) when the working ladies were having their monthly menstral cycle they were expected to still entertain the male customers. Since they couldn't do their usual gig, these ladies were to dance instead. These women were referred to as "being on the rag" and the music was called ragtime.
Interesting huh....................
Monday, October 31st, 2011............10:21p.m.
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