Re: cab conversation (GG on/off the Record)

["Anne M. Marble" <amarble@abs.net>]

> TD: Oh! That must be something like we have in the back
> wood in the United States called
> Hushlush [sic in the typescript, but pronounced probably Hushkush]?

I think he said Oshkosh. That's a place in the Midwest of the U.S.
It's sometimes used to denote a remote or faraway place. It's also
part of a brand of children's clothes -- Oshkosh, Bigosh.

> Q4. Was the expression "long hair" for classical musicians
> common in those days?  What about nowadays?

It used to be used to refer to artistic people. (That usage came about
because of all those Victorian and Regency England artists and
musicians and poets who wore their hair shockingly long.) Nowadays,
it's used to mean hippies and other people with long hair. Not quite
the same meaning.

For a nifty short article on the meaning of the word, follow this
link:
http://www.randomhouse.com/jesse/?date=19981022

I sent the question to the Jesse, the Word of the Day guy at Random
House, after watching the same video! :->

> Q5. How is the attitude of the cab driver to GG?
> Does it sound familiar?  Ceeky?
> Just a typical driver in New York?

That's up to the New York members to answer. The one time I took a cab
drive in New York, I ended up with a polite and helpful cabbie.

By the way, I wonder if this was the cab driver who was later
immortalized as Theodore Slutz?

> Q6.  If you find any minor mis-dictation, do let me know.

You're doing better than I could! You must have a great ear.