Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 1969/12

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] old breakfast --or????
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Clem Hutchinson used to tell the story about a band director in San Jose doing an elementary summer school band. It had a couple dozen clarinets, and he was checking them 3 at a time. When he got to the bottom 3 of the thirds one kids sound did not come out so the teacher took the horn from him and sucked to clear the spit before playing.....got a mouthful of MAGGOTS!

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted <tedcasher@-----.net>
>Sent: Sep 26, 2007 1:18 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] old breakfast --or????
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>Yo! Ted Casher here, with some inputs from the world of jazz clarinet!
>
>Out in the world of jazz and commercial music, there is much opportunity
>given the player to ingest hor's d'ouvres. Back when I was playing
>functions with the late Al Tobias orchestra, we all developed the ability to
>decimate a tray full of snatch 'n grabs with one swipe of the arm!
>
>Anyhow, I was playing a #1 restaurant, Cappricio, in Providence, with a
>trio, playing in back of a piano bar. Every Friday, at 11:30, many trays of
>pizza bites were brought out, for the benefit of the patrons. This was very
>good pizza, made from scratch in the kitchen, with a fine grade of
>mozzarella/gorgenzola on top of the marinara sauce.
>
>This restaurant was a favorite of the former mayor of Providence, Buddy
>Cianci. He loved live music, knew it, and supported it. One of his
>favorite tunes was a tune recorded by Benny Goodman in "Hollywood Canteen"
>in the Forties, called "I'm Making Believe."
>
>So, one night, it was 11:30, Buddy was sitting at the piano bar, I am
>playing my clarinet, playing his favorite tune, having made it my business
>to learn it after Buddy had admonished me for playing a wrong melody! I
>played some more BG hits, the pizza came out, and Buddy and I commandeered a
>whole tray! I would play a chorus, play some jazz, and eat some pizza while
>the piano was soloing. This went on until the end of the night!
>
>The next day, I had a call for a noon wedding. They wanted a Dixieland
>version of "Here Comes The Bride," to accompany the newly-married couple as
>they entered the hall. I was playing screaming clarinet above the trumpet
>melody, when I noticed that my clarinet seemed to be playing in a peculiar
>manner!
>
>After we finished, I proceeded to take the reed off the mouthpiece, only to
>find a piece of pizza trapped inside! For the record, it was a Pomarico
>Diamond Mello crystal mouthpiece! I took the pizza out of the mouthpiece
>and exhibited it to my fellow band members, for their edification!
>
>Also---how about being on an outside gig during the summer, playing Dixie or
>Klezmer on your weather-beater, and sipping a carbonated beverage to keep
>your whistle wet, then burping through your clarinet! The average burp will
>make the sound go down one-half tone, then come back up!
>
>Such fun! Such food! Such a business!
>
>Also, for the record, Kell's clarinets all smelled like pipe tobacco!
>
>Cheers---Ted Casher
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lora Crighton" <lcrighton@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:42 AM
>Subject: Re: [kl] old breakfast --or????
>
>
>> On 9/26/07, kurtheisig@-----.net> wrote:
>>> I just cleaned a customers sax that nearly made me retch! Really gross
>>> smell. Upon questioning him I found out he drinks coffee just before he
>>> plays................
>>>
>>> Ugh.
>>>
>>
>> I will never forget my grade 10 music teacher yelling at a
>> clarinettist who was eating lunch durring band class - I don't even
>> want to imagine what shape that boy's instrument was in.
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