[Dixielandjazz] Freezing Trumpets

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/19/03 6:59:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
lennielsen at telus.net writes:

> 
> Bob Finch and Dick Cary were playing together at a festival in the 
> mountains, Mammoth, I think he said. The weather was freezing overnight 
> and due to some scheduling problems they had to do an outside breakfast 
> set. The steps to the stage still had ice on them and they were 
> discussing how the set would go. According to Bob, Dick Cary took his 
> morning coffee and poured it in the bell of the alto, sloshed it around 
> a few times and dumped it and was then ready to play.
> 
> Apparently he didn't believe in the frozen horn theory either.
> 
> Len Nielsen
> 
> 

Nope he was of the warm up set no doubt.

Tom Wiggins
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