Stinker!! woah..

davidquinlan · 04-15-2005, 06:34 PM

Just back from a stinker of a gig with the Brass Band I play with..

Sitting on Eb Soprano Chair for the night...
... no rehearsal
... sight reading for most of the program
... haven't played Eb Sop at this level for a while!

suppose.. I hit the target.. some of the time..

I must learn to say "no" if there is no opportunity to rehearse beforehand!!

Ah well..

Manny Laureano · 04-15-2005, 07:13 PM

This is like deja vu all over again!

Didn't Jack have a similar experience recently?

ML

Tootsall · 04-15-2005, 07:42 PM

That's when the conductor says "I'd like to thank some of you............................................... ...... I really would! But I can't."

camelbrass · 04-16-2005, 01:01 AM

Don't you just hate those!!!

You feel like standing up and announcing 'Hey, I'm better than this really!!' to which everyone else in the band responds 'Oh yeh?'

Just have to take it on the chin, part of life's rich tapestry and all that....

Regards,

Trevor

davidquinlan · 04-16-2005, 06:58 AM

Just as well it wasn't our regular professional conductor, and a private concert..
Band was relatively under strength too, it's just I had to sit in what is affectionately known as in the British brass band scene as "the suicide seat"

Ah well, the old saying is true.. PPP = PPP

Pi$$ poor perparation = Pi$$ poor performance..

Moving on ..

JackD · 04-16-2005, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manny Laureano

This is like deja vu all over again!

Didn't Jack have a similar experience recently?

ML

Yep!

PPP indeed

trumpetmike · 04-17-2005, 07:37 AM

The soprano seat is the second most nerve-wracking to be sight-reading on. Last time I played with a band I got landed with the principal seat, in concert, no rehearsal - playing a borrowed cornet because I had let a friend borrow mine, not knowing I would need it.

Things I took away from that evening:
NEVER let anyone borrow my cornet.
It is a good thing to know your scales!
Always carry a corkscrew in the car
NEVER let someone else prouce a set of mutes for you
Brass band literature really needs some excitement
I prefer playing trumpet.

Manny Laureano · 04-17-2005, 09:39 AM

To Jack and David,

I'm hoping you guys are familiar with the musical" Oklahoma!"

(To the tune of "I'm just a girl who cain't say "No!'")

I'm just a guy who cain't say no
When I get calls from the fix(er).
I grab my case and off I go
Just when I ought to say nix!

Even though I know it's far away
The Tube'll get me there in just a sec(ond).
I don't know the tunes, don't know the way
I think I'm gonna be a bloody wreck!

I'm just a guy who cain't say no
When someone needs me to play.
When common sense says "No, don't blow!"
I play the gig anyway!

ML

camelbrass · 04-17-2005, 10:38 AM

The gauntlet has been thrown down. I look forward to the reply David and Mike...something from South Pacific perhaps, or better still Calamity Jane?

Regards,

Trevor

JackD · 04-17-2005, 11:41 AM

Hahaha, that cracked me up

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davidquinlan Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southgate, London, UK Brand: Bach Posts: 173	Stinker!! woah.. Just back from a stinker of a gig with the Brass Band I play with.. Sitting on Eb Soprano Chair for the night... ... no rehearsal ... sight reading for most of the program ... haven't played Eb Sop at this level for a while! suppose.. I hit the target.. some of the time.. I must learn to say "no" if there is no opportunity to rehearse beforehand!! Ah well..
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davidquinlan Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southgate, London, UK Brand: Bach Posts: 173	Just as well it wasn't our regular professional conductor, and a private concert.. Band was relatively under strength too, it's just I had to sit in what is affectionately known as in the British brass band scene as "the suicide seat" Ah well, the old saying is true.. PPP = PPP Pi$$ poor perparation = Pi$$ poor performance.. Moving on ..
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04-15-2005, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	This is like deja vu all over again! Didn't Jack have a similar experience recently? ML

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Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	That's when the conductor says "I'd like to thank some of you............................................... ...... I really would! But I can't."

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camelbrass Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 781	Don't you just hate those!!! You feel like standing up and announcing 'Hey, I'm better than this really!!' to which everyone else in the band responds 'Oh yeh?' Just have to take it on the chin, part of life's rich tapestry and all that.... Regards, Trevor

04-17-2005, 07:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
trumpetmike Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Farnham (a place too smal Brand: Whatever works Posts: 1,202	The soprano seat is the second most nerve-wracking to be sight-reading on. Last time I played with a band I got landed with the principal seat, in concert, no rehearsal - playing a borrowed cornet because I had let a friend borrow mine, not knowing I would need it. Things I took away from that evening: NEVER let anyone borrow my cornet. It is a good thing to know your scales! Always carry a corkscrew in the car NEVER let someone else prouce a set of mutes for you Brass band literature really needs some excitement I prefer playing trumpet.

04-17-2005, 09:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	To Jack and David, I'm hoping you guys are familiar with the musical" Oklahoma!" (To the tune of "I'm just a girl who cain't say "No!'") I'm just a guy who cain't say no When I get calls from the fix(er). I grab my case and off I go Just when I ought to say nix! Even though I know it's far away The Tube'll get me there in just a sec(ond). I don't know the tunes, don't know the way I think I'm gonna be a bloody wreck! I'm just a guy who cain't say no When someone needs me to play. When common sense says "No, don't blow!" I play the gig anyway! ML

04-17-2005, 10:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
camelbrass Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 781	The gauntlet has been thrown down. I look forward to the reply David and Mike...something from South Pacific perhaps, or better still Calamity Jane? Regards, Trevor

04-17-2005, 11:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
JackD Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Manchester / London Posts: 763	Hahaha, that cracked me up

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