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Re: Were you able to keep playing?...

Author: Filettofish
Date: 2014-07-29 21:46

A few years ago my high school marching band was playing at the dedication of a community 9/11 memorial. It was a warm September day, and the band was of course outfitted in full wool uniform, through the sweltering heat. As the speakers arrived, we were instructed to play the national anthem while standing in a long row. Our director gives the signal, and we begin. All is normal for a few seconds, until we hit the point "the bombs bursting in air." Out of the corner of my eye I see a body fall to the ground in uniform, and as I turn I realize my friend Bill had just fainted. We finished the piece while EMTs ran over and sat him up in a nearby chair with a bottle of water and had him drink as soon as he woke up (apparently he was dehydrated). To this day we still know him as "the guy who passed out on 9/11."

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