Posted by
princetrumpet on Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:00:00 AM
Crack is a trumpet player's term, not just a drug of choice or what you get in many pounds when Oprah Winfrey bends over. It means you've not just missed a note but you've probably left a mark on the back of someone's head.
Don't you mean between the eyes, Prince?
Nope. In my line of work you have unsuspecting musicians that sit in front of you hoping every drop of sound that comes out of you horn is like aural honey. Yeah, good luck on that score. Where the bee sucks, there suck I. But orchestras are like that; sort of like living in an insanely small 100 unit apartment building and for 2 and a half hours to 4 and half hours a day you have to get along. For the most part we do. Without sounding too much like Tevye at the top of the show, we do have our many types in our little town.
But that's not what this blog is going to be about. It's going to be about a whole lot of things I hope you, the reader know little about. Not because I want to educate you. It's just easier to make stuff up when your audience doesn't know squat.
Such has been the secret of my great success in life thus far. A bit like giving accordion lessons to beginners just one week after you've started yourself. Stay one week ahead of the suckers and you can rest easy until you stop taking lessons.
Teased yet? Good. see you next week.