Re: TubaChristmas "elitists"


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Posted by Eric on December 08, 2002 at 16:13:49:

In Reply to: TubaChristmas "elitists" posted by Dean on December 07, 2002 at 16:03:22:

Frankly, it's not just the "TubaChristmas" elitists. This BB is full of elitists who sneer at us serious amateurs who can't afford a $7000 horn (BTW, more $$ than my first car,) and also at those of us who prefer to play BBb horns.

I sit next to some of these "elitists" (usually college students) in our local municipal band. Rather than put an editorial comment to this observation, let's just say that they prefer to improvise an electric bass line (OK, I'll admit it's fun sometimes during rehearsal, but not during the concert for cryin' out loud) to some of the classics than play what's written.

So I usually just take these comments with a liberal dose of rock salt, given my experience base.

Eric "who played an outside gig last week with a nylon mouthpiece and thought it sounded OK" Howard.


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