Klarinet Archive - Posting 000493.txt from 2002/10

From: "Albert Nemiroff" <anemiroff@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] marching band makes me sick
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 16:25:04 -0400

Right on Dee.

Rebecca,
When I was in the 59TH Army Band I played a Bb soprano clarinet, except for
ONE parade. Just why there was no bass range instrument, I can't remember. I
was volunteered to march with a baritone sax. At the time I was 5'10'' and
super portly. In the past 37 years both the height and the waste are
reduced. Unless the Bari is one passion, and pumping iron is the other,
there is neither shame, nor shirking an assignment if it hurts you. Just how
dedicated should one be to self flagellation? The philosophy of a
bandmaster who refuses to understand this must be called to question.
To paraphrase "Teenhood shouldn't hurt."
Sergeant (once upon a time) Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] marching band makes me sick

> Unless you are the size of King Kong, you shouldn't be carrying a bari
sax.
> This instrument really should only be played sitting down!!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:30 PM
> Subject: [kl] marching band makes me sick
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > When I say that marching band makes me sick, I mean that it literally
> makes
> > me sick. I get sick every single time I march. What happens is that I
get
> > sick to the stomach and I get this awful headache and I can barely hold
my
> > head up and be able to stand it. As you know I play bari sax. I use a
> > harness, but it still puts strain on my shoulders and neck. I think it
is
> a
> > tension headache because I usually feel better after a shoulder massage,
> but
> > usually I stay sick until I got to sleep and sleep the whole next day. I
> > noticed this happens everytime I march, and only when I march. I was
> > wondering if anyone may have experienced this and/or if anybody knew
what
> > could be wrong with me. I just marched the homecoming parade and I feel
> > really bad.
> >
> > -Rebecca
> >
> >
> >
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