Actually, bickering between older black blues musicans was called "the dozens"... I'm not too sure where that term came from but it is very much part of what the old guys did for fun... Oh yeah, to an outsider, it can be mis-interpreted...

Before Archie Edwards Barber Shop closed down last year I had been a regular there for the Saturday afternoon jmas and was priviledged over the years to witness "the dozens" on several occasions by the older black blues players...

There's an old geetar player, Warner Williams, who performs with a harp player, Jay Summerall that I understand, tho I've never witnessed it, are said to be the best "dozens" players in the D.C. area... Legend has it that a few years back they took a train to the west coast for a gig and got into it one the way back that lasted the entire trip... Wore out alot of folks who were with them...

B~