[Dixielandjazz] Beethoven's Ninth

[Robert Ringwald]

The conductor of a provincial orchestra was having a terrible day.  They were schduled to play Beethoven’s Ninth on a sweltering summer’s evening, but the chorus from the local college didn’t arrive for rehearsal until 6:00!


As they were finally taking their seats, the air conditioning system broke down, and the stagehands had to bring in some giant fans.  The fans, in turn, created such a draft that the conductor had to tie the score to his stand to keep it from blowing away.


Then, sometime between 7:00 and 7:30, when he was frantically trying to rehearse the chorus, two cellists and all the bassists slipped out to the bar across the street, where they proceeded to partake of too much liquid refreshment.  


The cellists never returned at all, and the bass section came back dead drunk, just in time for the 8:00 curtain.  Things didn’t look promising, but the symphony went smoothly enough until the beginning of the last movement when, without warning, the air conditioning system failed again and the stagehands were obliged to turn on the fans full blast!


At this point the conductor gave up.  What else could he do?


There he was at the bottom of the Ninth, the score was tied, two men were out, the basses were loaded, and the fans were going wild!

-Bob

Bob Ringwald 
Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
rsr at ringwald.com
www.ringwald.com

Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, 
makes your heart race, and changes you forever.
We call those people cops.
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