Klarinet Archive - Posting 000193.txt from 2003/03

From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] fight to the death for your Buffet?
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:58:04 -0500

No, she didn't give me a lecture. She said I was lucky the car didn't catch
on fire because if I didn't get the blasted (how dare she call it blasted!)
thing out she wasn't going to buy me a new one. I cried.

-Rebecca

>From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: [kl] fight to the death for your Buffet?
>Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:57:59 -0800
>
>Rebecca,
>It is very nice that you love the clarinet so very much,
>and I know how you feel. But just PLEASE remember
>that "things" are replaceable, and your life is not!
>This reminds me of a story:
>A friend of mine has a similar experience with his car,
>only his really WAS on fire. And the first thing he thought
>of was his BASSOON. He was in there getting it out, with
>the engine on fire and all! And a passer-by stopped with
>a fire extinguisher and yelled, "Get out of that car!"
>He got out, (but not before he saved the bassoon). The
>fire singed his beard, eyebrows, and some of his hair,
>and had a "Rudolph" nose for about a week after.
>He had been on his way to meet me and the rest of our quintet
>to warm up a little before a gig. Talk about commitment!!!
>He left the car behind (AFTER they put out the fire) and
>the guy who put the fire out gave him a lift into town. He then
>called his wife and asked,
>"Could you bring me a clean shirt? This one's a little soiled."
>Talk about a trooper!!!!
>But anyway, as attached as we are to our instruments, there
>is a point where we can go too far. It could have been much
>worse in his case, and in yours.
>I would rather be alive and have to replace the instrument.
>There's LOTS of Buffets out there!
>(I imagine your mom has already given you a lecture on the
>subject)
>Sue
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
>
> > I would fight to the death for my Buffet >>
>
>
>
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