[Dixielandjazz] Trombonist

[Jerry Brown]

Actually it was 'the Bum of the Flightle Bee'

Jerry,

Norwich
UK

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On 23 Jul 2012, at 20:02, Bob Smith <robert.smith at tele2.no> wrote:

> Dear Stan,
> 
> The video of Tommy Pederson reminded me of the tale about the articulate man who had only one defect in his elocution -
> No matter how hard he tried he always stumbled trying to say 'Rimsky-Korsakov'. It came out as 'Rorsky-Kimsakov ' or 'Korsky-Rimsakov'.
> Nevertheless, when he saw that the BBC were auditioning for new announcers, he decided to apply, and he, in fact, got the job.
> All went well for several months until one day he saw he'd been picked to DJ a record programme, and to his horror he saw that Rimsky-Korsakov was on the playlist. Determined to conquer his handicap, he practised and practised, and finally succeeded when he took it slightly slower.
> The great day arrived and, full of confidence, he presented the records. He came to the dreaded item and it went like this:
> "Ladies and Gentlemen, we now have that famous piece by (deep breath) - R-i-m-s-k-y - K-o-r-s-a-k-o-v: The Blight of the Feeble Bum."
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Bob Smith
> 
> 
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