Alice: What are you playing? Petey: It's called "Fidgety Digits." I'm going to play it in a recital next month. Alice: Wow! I've never seen you drool so much! Petey: Maybe if i ate crackers right before I played it'd help.
Makes me think of my daughter’s dumping the “water” out of her horn (French horn, for the noncognoscenti), a practice which entails lowering it out of the audience’s line of vision and executing a half-turn to dump the stuff onto the floor. Yargh.
What I hate is the “bubbles” when I’m in the middle of a long passage with not enough rests to empty my horn. But, as ottod said, it IS condensation, not spit. The worst thing in it is a bit of oil from the valves and slides.
“Mr. Barr, it is not as they say, considered couth to empty your spit valve in the middle of the performance and especially not on the foot of the person sitting next to you.”
Linux0s over 11 years ago
Looks more like clumptiy notes. Do oboe’s have crumb valves?
WaitingMan over 11 years ago
I love it when Petey channels his inner Coltrane.
edclectic over 11 years ago
Next: Flight of the Stumblebee.
BaseballYakker over 11 years ago
I wonder if Thompson has Synesthesia? I do, and the mental picture of sound in frame 2 is similar to how I see it.
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Makes me think of my daughter’s dumping the “water” out of her horn (French horn, for the noncognoscenti), a practice which entails lowering it out of the audience’s line of vision and executing a half-turn to dump the stuff onto the floor. Yargh.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 11 years ago
Yes Petey, the crackers will help. (NOT) :-D
Now that would be REALLY funny! Poor Petey.
redbaronss over 11 years ago
Spit valves. A good reason to avoid sitting on the carpet in a school band room. Ewwwwwww.
lmonteros over 11 years ago
What I hate is the “bubbles” when I’m in the middle of a long passage with not enough rests to empty my horn. But, as ottod said, it IS condensation, not spit. The worst thing in it is a bit of oil from the valves and slides.
Mary McNeil Premium Member over 11 years ago
The reeds have to be kept moist anyway.
rolleg over 11 years ago
Oh, Alice – did you undress your Barbie?
JP Steve Premium Member over 11 years ago
“Mr. Barr, it is not as they say, considered couth to empty your spit valve in the middle of the performance and especially not on the foot of the person sitting next to you.”
Mr. Holland