[Dixielandjazz] Itzak Perlman story/tuning

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/7/05 5:33:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
anton.crouch at optusnet.com.au writes:

> 
> Have any of our listmates ever engaged in such subversive behaviour?
> 
> All the best
> Anton
> 
> 
> 

Of course I would deny knowing anything about it for ever, but I have seen a 
couple of pranks in my earlier days like: A bottle of bubble liquid poured 
into a saxophone when the player was not looking.  Great effect for the audience 
however when those bubbles started floating upwards on the next tune.

Someone once put a broken nylon tip from one of my drumsticks inside a 
trombone and it's vibrations and rattle drove the bone player nuts for a couple of 
tunes before he figured it out and pulled it apart and shook it out on the 
floor.  I have also witness short pencils and pipe cleaners being pulled out of 
trumpets.  Small wedges inserted into sax pads keep them open and drive the 
player nuts.  Repeated slide manipulations on trombones and trumpets when the 
instruments were left unattended by the player.

I more than once discovered wads of chewing gum stuck on the undersides of my 
cymbals which of course no one in the band had any idea how they got there.  
I have also had my drum heads retuned while I made a trip to the bathroom a 
time or two.

  Or the time a Mardi Gras Minded well endowed lady dropped her bra into an 
upright tuba which muted it just enough to irritate the tuba player for a tune 
or so till the tuba player sat it upside down and it fell out on the floor, he 
got a big laugh when he picked up the horn again and saw it lying on the 
stage.  Of course the band members roared with delight and much ado was made about 
finding the rightful owner of the lost garment.  Sans, someone is walking 
around here with unconcealed weapons.  And would whomever lost this sling shot 
please come and reclaim it.


Well it seemed funny at the time. :))
Cheers,

Tom Wiggins