Klarinet Archive - Posting 000226.txt from 1996/12

From: Kimberly Joan Kriston <kjk0003@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Morre reeds, basset hounds and cat allergies
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:30:46 -0500

about the dog, GO SMUDGE!!!! that was a cute message!!:) my dog Dallas,
says ditto. he has the ghost of a cat (Blitzpaw) haunting him, so he says
hugh to cats, and he loves my clarinet.
sassy (kim:kjk0003@-----.edu)

On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Gary Young wrote:

> About Morre (the "e" has an acute accent) reeds: I thought Marks =
> stopped carrying them about two years ago. I heard a barely credible =
> story that Morre had retired and destroyed all his tools so no one could =
> replicate his reeds. Can anyone shed light on this story or on the =
> availability of Morre reeds?
>
> My dog Smudge, an intelligent silver micro-poodle (without poufs), has =
> become increasingly distressed as she reads the email from this list. =
> She is astonished at the outpouring of support for cats (after I =
> reported that Smudge had eaten my Kaspar mouthpiece). She asks me to =
> tell you the following.
>
> First, every dog gets one bite (it says so in the dog bite law). Smudge =
> had her one bite and has been good ever since. But judging from what =
> people on this list say, cats are entitled to innumerable bites and =
> scratches, not just on clarinets but also on clarinettists, even to the =
> point of drawing blood. And cats make lots of clarinettists sneeze (is =
> that where the name "sneezy" comes from?). Who, Smudge asks, could love =
> an animal like that? Smudge reminds us that basset horns are named =
> after dogs, and suggests that those of you vainly searching for basset =
> horns should get basset hounds instead -- they're more readily available =
> (try your local pound) and more fun to play (with).=20
>
> Second, in an act of contrition, Smudge has offered to buy me a new =
> Kaspar (Chicago) mouthpiece. Is it conceivable that anyone has one for =
> sale? Respond to Smudge c/o GY. Arf!
>