Klarinet Archive - Posting 000966.txt from 1999/11

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 23:53:22 -0500

Richard Bush observed about his spouse's singing:

<<<There's just one problem. She sings about 30 cents sharp and without
vibrato. That's why I'm downstairs typing this out.>>>

The singing styles of my parents undoubtedly helped my musical development
-- both were so wretched that I had to go upstairs and practice to get away
from the din.

My mother was much like Richard's wife; she would sing along with most any
music. Unfortunately, the utterances from her mouth invariably sounded
exactly the same, regardless if her "accompaniment" was Beverly Sills or
Johnny Cash.

My father was different -- virtually the only records he listened to were
songs performed by Frank Sinatra. An example of how bad this was: when I
was in college, I was tending bar one night when the manager put a "vocal
oldies" tape in the Muzak dispenser. One of the singers was really, really
good. I pulled the tape (an 8-track the size of a dinner plate) to see who
it was. Lo and behold -- it was none other than Frank Sinatra! I was
astonished, and then quite sad -- even though I had suffered through
countless hours of his records, because of my father's duetting I HAD NEVER
HAD A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIM.

Of course, what goes around comes around. My parents decided that their
children should be musical. Between my older brother (by 1 year) and my
twin, we were given a trumpet, a violin, and a clarinet. We practiced at
the same time, but not together.

Revenge is sweet.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

kjf

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