Klarinet Archive - Posting 000282.txt from 1998/02

From: Tweety Bird <tweetybird@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Drummer's SSB
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 09:18:51 -0500

At 02:24 PM 2/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>David Niethamer mentioned that he passed the "Star Spangled Banner from a
>drummer's Perspective" around the RSO and only the drummers didn't think it
>was funny.
>
>Try again, David. I think they've forgotten their years in marching bands.
>I first saw that piece last September (1997) when it appeared on (oddly
>enough) the recorder mailing list. I immediately forwarded it to my son, a
>professional timpanist. His response in part:
I sent The Drummer's SSB to a band director and a friend who is a drummer.
They both thought it was hysterical..and true! Of course they both thought
it odd that I'd get something like that off of a list for clarinet players! :)

Sue