Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2000/07

From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] The Joys of Home Ownership - New Thread
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 21:17:44 -0400

While I've given myself a water blister with a pressure washer, as you have,
my worst mutilation was instrument mutilation instead of self.

At university, I arrived at the edge of late for orchestra warm-up in the
pit for the opera. I'm sure you know, there's never a great deal of extra
room, and I had dashed in w/o taking my overcoat off. Put the clarinets
together, set the bell of the A on the floor, holding with my knees, while I
took off my coat. Well, almost holding it. I felt it slipping, but
couldn't get my arms out of the coat quickly enough. The sound of a crystal
mpc crashing against the metal base of an orchestra stand is a truly
terrible thing. This was, of course, followed by a mad run from the theatre
building to the music building and back with an extra mpc, and then trying
to find enough air to play the overture. (Mozart: Abduction)

Jim Hobby

>Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 09:50:55 -0700
>From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
<snip>
>. . . which gets me somewhat to the point. While pressure-washing my
fence,
>I somehow managed to pressure-wash my right thumb. It is MIGHTY clean
right
>now. It's also bright red, and about 25% larger than its normal size. And
>I have a gig tomorrow night.

>I wonder, however, how many of us have anecdotes about pre-performance
self-mutilation. >Please do tell - I will feel better!

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