[Dixielandjazz] sleep deprived

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Two stories

When I taught for the State I was giving a drum lesson (therapy session) to 
a retarded student.  The goal was to get him to tap left and right while I 
kept count with the bass drum.  It was a very hot day and this was before 
AC.  I had been doing this for about 20 minutes and just dozed off while 
playing.  The principal walked in and was a little upset that I was falling 
asleep but I guess he got over it.

When I was in college we traveled sometimes 250 miles to play a gig and 
would drive home after playing.  One night we were coming home and I was 
driving and fell asleep at the wheel.  The female bass player that was 
sitting by me just reached over and steered the car for about 8 miles till I 
woke up.  The passing street lights as we came into the city woke me up
Larry
St. Louis
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] sleep deprived


>I went through a lot of piano teachers as a kid. One of the several I still
> remember was a German fellow who played nights in a cafe on Long Island. 
> He
> taught kids like me piano
> days. He would almost always doze off as I painfully wound my way through
> the assigned lesson. As soon as I hit a wrong note he was instantly awake.
> "Dumkopf!! Vat you do, eh?!!
> Vey you play lik dat, eh?!!
>
> Nearly scared me out of piano as my first calling. My folks switched
> teachers again-
>
>
>
>             ted
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