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Author: Alphie
Date: 2005-06-17 23:39
At the moment we’re preparing a tour of Germany and Italy starting tomorrow Saturday. Jukka-Pekka Saraste is conducting and among other pieces we’re playing Debussy: “Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune»
Our assistant principal clarinet Johan is getting married in July and last Thursday we had decided to give his bachelor party. For the kidnapping we had decided that at the end of the last rehearsal the conductor should ask Johan to play the clarinet solo in the middle of the piece alone and look somewhat disappointed and don’t know what to say. Silence… At this point I, the second player started a conversation with the conductor asking him what he wanted and gave suggestions. So this conversation went on for a while over the head of Johan who became very confused. After a while the conductor and I started an argument and I told Johan that I thought he had played this spot just fine every time and that there was no reason whatsoever to rehearse this anymore so I asked him to just follow me off the stage and leave the rehearsal in protest. He thanked me for my support but he really thought I had flipped and refused to come with me. So I had to blow the whistle to call for the rest of the guys to come and get him. The orchestra who had been following this scene holding their breath, all believing that I had gone crazy burst out in laughter when they realized what it was all about. After this the rest of the afternoon and evening went on with go-cart, cross-country running (only for Johan), sauna with swimming in a lake, good food and a lot to drink, all very successful and pleasant.
So guys, any stories to add to this about bachelor parties that aren't too much off topic?
Alphie
Post Edited (2005-06-17 23:48)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-06-18 11:20
Guess I don't understand kidnapping.
Bob Draznik
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-06-18 14:37
Ya could have just gotten a stripper to come in while playing "dance of the seven veils" 
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Author: larryb
Date: 2005-06-18 15:05
BobD:
"kidnapping the groom" is a scandanavian pre-nuptial ritual, often followed by a hearty meal of lutafisk or reindeer testicle soup (hot or cold, depending on the season)
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Author: jez
Date: 2005-06-18 15:36
Hi Alphie, how's it going?
You wouldn't like to come and kidnap my principal clarinet too, would you?
jez
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-06-18 15:37
haha on the lutefisk.........cardboard with white flour sauce and lingenberries on the side. Have recommended it to neophytes many times with great success. No reindeer in Oklahoma but sheep abound. Good deep fried with mashed potatos topped with pepper sauce. Best recipe for lutefisk is bake at 375deg on a birch plank then throw the fisk away and eat the board.
Bob Draznik
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Author: diz
Date: 2005-06-20 05:33
Very amusing anecdote ... what orchestra is it?
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2005-06-20 17:19
Sorry about any cultural confusion here. Bachelor parties in Sweden always start with surprise abduction (is a better word thinking about it or…?) Anyway, we had a lot of fun.
Back from the tour of Italy. I had one of my greatest musical experiences last night in Ravenna Italy. We started the festival there with our concert. Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos played Sibelius violin concerto with us and his playing was of such excellent class that I’ll file that performance among the three greatest musical experiences I’ve ever had. Don’t ever miss a chance to hear him.
(I think BobD means cow berries according to my dictionary, but with lutfisk…yak!!!)
Alphie
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