[TPIN] Playing in the Cold

[Robert DeSavage]

> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 17:56:04 EST
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> Believe it or not, I did a favor last night for an old friend who has a
> group known as the "Fabulous Flugelhorns," that does malls and such around 
> this
> time of year, and played with them.  I good book for four  flugelhorns.  I
> could have been a fun gig, BUT it was outside and it was  COLD and windy. 
> We
> didn't realize just how bad the weather would be and  none of us had warm 
> enough
> clothes.  All I can say is that it was  miserable, and I have NO clue what 
> to
> do in weather like that.  I think  next time I would bring a flask with 
> some
> good brandy in it, or something.   Other than that, my solution?  DON'T 
> TAKE ANY
> MORE GIGS LIKE THAT!  My  chops were wasted at the end, and that is 
> certainly
> not like  me.........................
> Mike Vax

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Just because you recently turned the magic 65 and now eligible for Medicare 
doesn't mean you have to use it. You will for sure if you do enough gigs 
like that. Even though I'm from Massachusetts and supposed to be acclimated 
to winter weather after living there for nearly 65 years - I don't do winter 
and hibernate. I imagine that you're glad that you were on the Show Band 
touring South America rather than being one of the Navy dudes assigned to 
the band in Iceland where playing Morning Colors must be like the coldest 
hell in the Universe where a gallon of brandy wouldn't do a person any good 
at all unless you share some with the hot honeys who live there. 8-)
BOB D