Sorry, I just could not resist posting THIS LINK - I nearly killed myself laughing.
John
Full Version: Mad Trombonist
:rotfl: insane that he thought it would work!
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First, because he failed to sufficiently elevate the bell of his horn, the blast propelled the mute between rows of musicians in the woodwind and viola section, where it bypassed the players and rammed straight into the stomach of the conductor, driving him backwards off the podium and directly into the front row of the audience.
Fortunately, the audience was sitting in folding chairs and thus they protected from serious injury
Fortunately, the audience was sitting in folding chairs and thus they protected from serious injury
I love those two bits!
He was mad though!
That's hilarious ... but surely not true? (I think I'm just hoping that no one could ever be that stupid!)
OMG.
That is so funny!!! I should totally suggest my friend who plays trombone and is leaving this year tries this at the Summer concert!!!!!!!!! Hilarious!!! 
A memorable performance of the 1812 then - sounds like he was trying to recreate the battlescene itself...
QUOTE(nic @ May 3 2007, 11:15 AM) 
That's hilarious ... but surely not true? (I think I'm just hoping that no one could ever be that stupid!)The mythbusters tried to re-inact this, didn't work that well.
QUOTE(Sergeant_Chronos @ May 13 2007, 12:06 AM)
QUOTE(nic @ May 3 2007, 11:15 AM)
That's hilarious ... but surely not true? (I think I'm just hoping that no one could ever be that stupid!)The mythbusters tried to re-inact this, didn't work that well.
I remember...
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