[TPIN] Trumpet freeze

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

Well... this is clearly trumpet related content (ahem...), and reminds me of a New York jazz trumpeter who grew frustrated with the domestic scene, and so moved to France, in search of better gigs...

Waking up one morning after a very rough job the night before, he was inspired by a beautiful sunrise filtering through on the horizon with the Eiffel Tower in the foreground.  He got out his horn, went out on the balcony and started playing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".  

An appreciative crowd started to gather below, obviously enraptured by the beauty of this guys phrasing, and the shear magnificence of his sound.   Everything was going great.  But when he got to the bridge, he drew a blank, and FROZE.   "Damn!!!"  he thought to himself... "this is my big chance... I'll just restart...  it'll come back to me..."

So he played a little turn-around, and started over.  The crowed was growing even larger, clearly enjoying this free concert on a beautiful morning in Paris.   He thought to himself... "This is it!!!   I'm going to be famous...".   But when he got to the bridge... he FROZE AGAIN!

The crowd now started to grow impatient.   "Play the bridge... PLAY THE BRIDGE", they all shouted.     But he just couldn't remember it...

Finally, after starting over a third or fourth time, someone in the crowed hurled a champaign bottle, striking him squarely on the forehead.   He faltered, dropped his horn, and fell off the balcony - straight down to the street below.

And laying there on the ground, drawing his last breath...  he heard the ambulance approaching.... 

"Do-La, Do-La, Do-La, Do-La..."

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:47:08 -0600, Trimmel, John wrote
> Dear Rick Sands and list, 
> .... 
> Afterward, Donny Patterson called me over and I thought he was going to 
> say something encouraging.  HA! 
> He said, "Don't EVER do that again!  Don't freeze!" 
> 
> Well, that was a bitter pill to swallow, but, you know, Rick, I have 
> never froze since.