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Ha! Jeff I haven't thought of that Special Edition CD for months. I certainly should have sent her one, along with a personal letter of recommendation from our favorite bride Frau von Weasel.
My CDs are the default music in the party salons. I should give the banquet director a Special Edition copy for occasions like this.
Good idea, Monica! I laughed out loud at your description of trying to find a film that everyone likes. What I ended up doing was working on a story about Mister Rogers and his wife Joanne. She had quite the career as a concert pianist. What an inspiring woman!
Playing for lunch today. I will no doubt run into last night's bride as she exits the Schloss. Hopefully I'll cop some flowers from last night's shindig. It's one of the benefits of playing on Sunday---I get the Saturday night flowers before they hit the dumpster.
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ha
i used to live very close to a funeral home. I was a regular (almost daily) dumpster diver for wonderful flowers.
they just tossed them if unclaimed.
it was the best.
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No flowers from last night's wedding. Rats!
It has been a great weekend. Not only did I have last night off, but the lunch crowd at ye olde castle was polite and friendly and right now I sitting here listen to pianist Rob Schneiderman play the heck out of my grand piano. Holy cow, can this guy play. Beautiful.
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Maybe they spent the whole wedding budget on the ring. That bride sounds like she might be the type. But I can't help recalling Audrey Hepburn's observation to George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's--- well, two things: "Oh thank you anyway," she said, declining a diamond ring, "but I've always felt that diamonds looked vulgar on anyone under the age of fifty--- don't you agree?" George Peppard said that he did agree. The audience did not believe a word.
The other great quote that may fit this situation: "Certain shades of limelight can ruin a girl's complexion."
I think they would have remembered the wedding more favorably if they had had your music to set the tone. Later on, the groom may remember not having it.
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Well... people have been known to perform the Wedding March on paper-and-comb and kazoo at a pinch. Have garklein, will travel.
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Friends of mine play in a band, and they often do weddings. On FB I saw a link to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHuNZ1h27U&feature=player_embeddedand thought some here might get a chuckle out of it.
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Thanks for posting Casinitaly! Another friend sent this to me a few weeks ago and I thought it was spot on! And those computer voices make the situation even funnier.
The maker of those videos should be hanging out on this forum.
Clef, those are such funny quotes. I especially like the "limelight" one.
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found this bit about requested wedding material on http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/jokes.html Lengthy but fun:Dear Bandleader thank you for your letter. I really do think you have an attitude problem and do want a few requests played if you don't mind. What me and my wife were thinking was:
-Any Keith Jarrett composition from his solo series. Please arrange for full ensemble and nothing in 4/4 please.
-Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dance of the Maya and please have the guitar player play John Mcglaughlin's solo from the live performance Nov. 16, 1972 at Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were at that show and particularly liked his use of polyrhythmics. If you find it too difficult you can leave out the feedback. Your choice.
-John Coltrane's duets with Pharaoh Sanders. I understand that their use of atonality is not everyone's cup of tea, but my guests are usually fond of| high register tenor saxes.
-We thought a little Stravinsky would be nice. We particularly like the |Rite of Spring. If you want to use the sheet music it's OK. My husband likes it about 1/4 note = 93 beats per minute.
-Then for the candle lighting ceremony, please learn Frank Zappa's "The Great Wazoo". If you want to play it in the originally B flat, that would be OK. And yes, cousin Jeannie does want to sing the baritone sax solo. Please don't say no, it would hurt her feelings so.
-Finally we have built our own musical instruments (It's kind of a hobby with us) and we would appreciate if you would use our instruments. None of them are based upon a 12 tone scale or on common harmonics, but our 5 year old son tells us it's not really that hard to transpose once you understand the physics.
We would be happy to pay each member an extra $25 for any inconvenience. Thank you and don't be late! Mr. and Mrs. Snovly
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Elecmuse 3,
This is the funniest thing ever. I just sent it to my editor, my husband, my father, all of whom will love it. THANK YOU!!
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for some reason I cannot edit my posts in this thread. It must be special. I realize my last post was tasteless .. sorry about that.
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Hey everyone, check out this short film, made by Bill Block and George Petit. It's called "The Drummer" and it's WONDERFUL. Yes, it's about a wedding band. It has been been wining awards here and there. http://www.thedrummershort.com/watch_film.htmThe woman playing the event planner is perfect.
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hmm.. i was sent a check for 25 for a recent funeral.. i don't know if it is payment or a tip. I'm thinking i shouldn't cash it. I hate it when that happens. usually the parish takes care to ensure that the proper fee is paid.
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Hey everyone, check out this short film, made by Bill Block and George Petit. It's called "The Drummer" and it's WONDERFUL. Yes, it's about a wedding band. It has been been wining awards here and there. http://www.thedrummershort.com/watch_film.htmThe woman playing the event planner is perfect. Thanks for sharing that. I found it really moving.
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"...I'm thinking i shouldn't cash it...."
Apple! Wash your mouth out with soap, young lady. We don't tolerate that kind of language on this forum.
These people are saying, "Thank you." It is not only bad manners, but also highly unseemly to argue; it is like mud-wrestling with someone for the lunch check. Besides, do you think they want to have you on their check register every time they balance the books from now on?
You could send them a little note, thanking them for their thoughtfulness as they are thanking you for yours.
Look for a young musician who could really use twenty-five bucks. Find some pretext to see to it that they get it. Think of the generosity of these gracious people, and send them your blessings. No one need ever know.
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i was thinking Jeff, that that was my payment. I did also receive a check from the church just today, so know I know the proper thing to do is to write a thank you note. it was tip.
I was worried that if i cashed it, it would convey that i accepted that amount as payment.
all's well that ends well.
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And on the same forum where a customer was told to "write their request on a twenty."
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Apple, I knew that's what you were worried about . . . that it was a lowball payment instead of a tip. Glad it worked out. Write the thank you note, and then go and buy yourself a snappy accessory for the next gig.
Last wedding of the season coming up on Saturday. I'll be playing for the entire dinner, which means four or five hours. These people have been very classy so far—no requests, no hysterical phone calls from the bride, the bride's mother, or the event planner. Looks as if everything will go smoothly.
Yeah, right.
Tim, glad you liked that short film. The drummer is an old friend of my husband's. I loved the singer and the older dancers! And i thought the dance sequence at the end somehow captured that "magic" thing that happens at some weddings. I've had it happen to me a handful of times. It keeps me going back for more.
In other news, the new book is coming along. I'm almost at the finish line.
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"...In other news, the new book is coming along. I'm almost at the finish line..."
Nicely-timed, too; the emergence of The Waltz of the Asparagus People will closely coincide with the emergence of actual asparagus. In California, anyway.
I can see it now, on the buffet table at the publication party. Chilled asparagus tips, lightly-braised in garlic and olive oil, served on a fresh green salad, with avocado slices.
If you had the party out here, all the ingredients could come from right down the road.
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Asparagus, Garlic, Almonds, and more: there are some things I miss about living in California. OT, but many of you might not know that the state grows roughly 25 per cent of the WORLD'S veggies. It was a huge shock to me to move away and find lettuce priced by the pound, rather than just per head.
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