[Dixielandjazz] Excuses

[Joe Carbery]

When a band member turns up late I will sometimes announce him as "The late
(insert name)" which usually causes a laugh.

Joe Carbery.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
wrote:

> Charles Suhor wrote [in part]:
> > I always thought the leader had a right to be pissed if someone showed
> up at the 11.9th hour.
>
> Dear Charlie,
> Back in the mid 1970s my band's regular tuba player (who always cut it
> fine) came rushing on-stage just at the trumpet player counted in the first
> tune; but was with us on the first note.
> At the end of the tune, the trumpet player turned around and said irately
> "You should have been here earlier" to which the jovial Jim replied, "Why?
> What happened?
> Laughter all round, situation defused.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
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