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<DIV>From the Humor page of the Jazz Institute of Chicago:<BR><BR><BR>Jam
session bassist<BR>Observes fourteen soloists<BR>Contemplates murder</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Say, do you guys know<BR>"Wedding Song" by Kenny G?<BR>Buy the damn
record</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Riffing on "Rudolph"<BR>Musicians in red and green<BR>Learn
humility</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Best man pays sideman<BR>Revealing greed of leader<BR>Rebellion
ensues</DIV>
<DIV><BR>I'm sending a sub<BR>But don't worry, he'll be fine<BR>He's fresh from
rehab</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Solo pianist<BR>Freed from all constraints of form<BR>Heedlessly
mangles</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Jazz nymphs crowd bandstand<BR>Offering carnal delights<BR>My alarm
clock rings</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Double-timing bone<BR>Sounds like somebody chewing<BR>On a rubber
band</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Forty-two straight gigs<BR>With no requests for "Take Five"<BR>Time to
call Guinness</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Free jazz temptation<BR>Strikes during the bride's first dance<BR>What
would Wynton do?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>New Years revelers<BR>Here's hoping the stroke of twelve<BR>Sends you
the hell home</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Checking out women<BR>High stages and low necklines<BR>Great
combination</DIV>
<DIV><BR>A new world's record<BR>For choruses on "A Train"<BR>My band hates me
now</DIV>
<DIV><BR>That plate of hors d'oeuvres<BR>Cost more than we're getting
paid<BR>Think we underbid?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Break time is over<BR>Rest of band is returning<BR>Now for that phone
call</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Rock drummer, lounge keys<BR>Classically trained singer<BR>Welcome to
sub hell</DIV>
<DIV><BR>God bless trust fund gigs<BR>Only have to eat ramen<BR>For a few more
weeks</DIV>
<DIV><BR>My drummer helped me<BR>Count the syllables<BR>in this
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