Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2002/03

From: "Tony Pay" <tony_pay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Great Concert
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 00:01:34 -0500

>Even though the clarinets didn't have as much to do in this >performance,
>it was fun to note the curved neck basset clarinet Tony >was using, and
>hear the few slightly juicy passages afforded Tony and >his cohort, Jane
>Booth.
>
>Perhaps you might get to say hello to Tony if you're luckier than I >was.

I'm sorry I didn't get to see you.

I found this concert interesting in two additional quite personal ways, both
probably due to atmospheric changes: first, that the barrel of my Bb
clarinet split in the interval, necessitating emergency repairs; and
secondly that the bottom half of my A basset-clarinet fell off unexpectedly
during the encore, smashing the bell-ring and rendering my subsequent
contribution, well, *incomplete*:-)

My wife had reported to me that you were coming to the concert. Was it you
who was shouting from the seats behind the orchestra at the end?

I did look as we went out, but there were several possible exits from the
hall, and I was a bit overcome by the 'double whammy' instrumental failure.
That I'd had very little to play made it worse, if anything. So if the
shameful truth be told, I was mostly thinking about my upcoming beer -- or
possibly about my two or more upcoming beers....

Tony

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