Re: My Experience this morning


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Posted by Art H on February 22, 2002 at 22:17:49:

In Reply to: My Experience this morning posted by Arnold on February 22, 2002 at 12:42:47:

You are not alone. We have all been through it at one time or another, and most of us managed to survive. You either learn to accept harsh treatment from conductors or you go find a friendly amateur band to play in.

When I was just a little kid my father took the hour-and-a-half train ride into the city every week for a tuba lesson with Bill Bell. Here is something he wrote about it later:

One day I arrived to find Bill sitting alone in the front room. For once, he was not his usual happy self. "Howard," he said, "Mitropoulis was hell today. Would you mind if we had a drink before we start the lesson?" There was only one possible reply. He poured a hundred proof bourbon that must have had fish-hooks in it.


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