[Dixielandjazz] Murder by Trombone
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:53:08 EST
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In a message dated 11/6/02 12:20:37 PM Central Standard Time,
gwilliamoakley@earthlink.net writes:
> This just in.
>
> BOCHOLT, GERMANY
>
> A band musician died of a brain injury when the trombonist behind him
> jerked
> the slide of his trombone forward and struck the trumpeter in the back of
> the head.
>
> Police say the tragedy occurred as the Gratzfeld College Band was
> rehearsing
> the spirited American jazz classic,"When The Saints Go Marching In".
> According to other band members, trombonist Peter Niemeyer, 19, "got
> carried
> away" with the music. He started gyrating
> and thrashing around as he played. At one point, he jerked forward and the
> rounded metal slide on his instrument hit trumpet player Dolph Mohr, 20,
> dropping him instantly to the floor.
>
> "Niemeyer was pumping the slide very hard," said medical examiner Dr. Max
> Krause. "But it wasn't just the force of the blow that killed Mohr. The
This hokey story has been around for years. Let it die once and for all.
Jim Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 11/6/02 12:20:37 PM Central Standard Time, gwilliamoakley@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">This just in.<BR>
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BOCHOLT, GERMANY<BR>
<BR>
A band musician died of a brain injury when the trombonist behind him jerked<BR>
the slide of his trombone forward and struck the trumpeter in the back of<BR>
the head.<BR>
<BR>
Police say the tragedy occurred as the Gratzfeld College Band was rehearsing<BR>
the spirited American jazz classic,"When The Saints Go Marching In".<BR>
According to other band members, trombonist Peter Niemeyer, 19, "got carried<BR>
away" with the music. He started gyrating<BR>
and thrashing around as he played. At one point, he jerked forward and the<BR>
rounded metal slide on his instrument hit trumpet player Dolph Mohr, 20,<BR>
dropping him instantly to the floor.<BR>
<BR>
"Niemeyer was pumping the slide very hard," said medical examiner Dr. Max<BR>
Krause. "But it wasn't just the force of the blow that killed Mohr. The</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
This hokey story has been around for years. Let it die once and for all.<BR>
<BR>
Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>
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