Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 2003/11

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music Jokes - 9th
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 13:50:18 -0500

At 01:45 PM 11/6/2003 -0500, Al Shipley wrote:

>I seem to recall one posted to the list some time ago in
>which the punch line was " the bottom of the ninth and the bases were
>loaded". I'd like to see that one again

One of my favorites... :-)

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The following account was supplied anonymously, of the Seattle Symphony's performance of Beethoven's Ninth some years ago. A long segment of the symphony--perhaps 20 minutes--does not call for the bass violins, who decided one evening to seize the opportunity and dash across the street to hoist a few and dash back in time to chime in properly. To gain a margin of safety, however, one of the musicians surreptitiously tied a string around the relevant pages of the conductor's score.

When the group hied back to the hall and scurried into their seats, they found the conductor furious. And why not? It was the bottom of the Ninth, the score was tied, and the basses were loaded.

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Erik Tkal

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