Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2002/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Speak!
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 21:47:15 -0400

At 02:35 PM 5/6/2002 -0400, Nancy E. Buckman wrote:
>Aw'right, yesterday I sat in the blazing sun playing Beethoven's 9th with
>about 150 musicians (orchestra, choir and soloists), we were all dressed
>in black and weren't allowed to wear hats and it was a bitch. I am now
>sun-blind and skin-burned (to a crispy crisp). It was the nastiest gig I've
>played in a long time. So what's your worst gig? 8^(

I did have a hot one a couple of years ago. Good news: it was an evening
concert and direct sunlight was not a factor. Bad news: the temperature at
starting time was over 100 degrees and the humidity was not lagging too far
behind. As you played you prayed for an 8-bar rest so you could wipe the
sweat off your face and out of your eyes. You got broiled, we just stewed
in our own juices!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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