[Dixielandjazz] Flying with Instruments in US

[Randy Fendrick]

In the election of 92? Dan Quayle came to B-field and our band was  
hired by the Republican National Committee to play at the airport.   
Part of the instructions were that we had to be there two hours before  
Quayle's arrival.  In addition, our instruments and the players were  
quarantined during that time, so that instruments could be inspected  
at their convenience, while the band remained away from the bar.  You  
should have heard the band complain.=-)!  Of course, this was sometime  
before 9/11.  In 88, we played for Michael Dukakis as he made a  
whistle stop tour up the Central Valley of California and there was  
absolutely no inspection.  We were on a hay trailer positioned next to  
the train car.  I can imagine what would happen today.
later,
Randy Fendrick
Southside Chicago Seven.

On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:44 AM, David Richoux wrote:

> Back in 1968 my High School Pep Band went to the San Francisco  
> Airport (with instruments) to greet a returning senior member - we  
> just marched in to the gate area with no problem. We were all  
> wearing surplus WW2 aviator's helmets, by the way.
>
> About 10 years later my jazz band was hired to play for the arrival  
> of some industrial big-wig at SFO. My tuba was closely inspected - I  
> had to pull out every slide and then play the horn for the security  
> guard!
>
> David RIchoux
> On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:11 AM, Jim Kashishian wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Funny security story:  when our band played for the Royal Wedding  
>> in Madrid
>> in 2004, we had to pass multiple security checks to reach the stage  
>> where we
>> played.  Yep, look inside the case!  Yep, it's a trombone!  But, no  
>> one ever
>> looked inside the bell of the horn where I had my collapseable K & M
>> trombone stand inserted.  What else could one get up inside the horn?
>> I should change the title to this story as it is not really funny  
>> at all!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
>
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