Viola Joke-of-the-Day
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violachicA violinist noticed at the end of each rehearsal break, one of the violists would look at the inside flap of his jacket before he sat down to resume rehearsal. This continued for several decades, and the violinist became quite curious about it. One day, during hot weather, the violist took off his jacket and went off on break. The violinist waited until everyone was off the platform, looked around, and sneaked over to the jacket. He pulled back the flap and saw a little note pinned on the inside. It read: "viola left hand, bow right."
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A man went into a novelty shop and saw an item that caught his fancy almost immediately. It was a stuffed rat. The man couldn't take his eyes off it, and finally asked how much it cost. The answer was "$79.95, but if you buy it, you can't return it for any reason." The man thought this was a bit odd, but he was really taken by the stuffed rat so he bought it.
As he headed down the street with the stuffed rat, several live rats started following him. He thought this was really odd, but he kept walking. Within a few blocks, he had a huge pack of rats behind him. When he got to the river, he threw the stuffed rat into the river, and all the live rats jumped into the river and drowned.
The man returned to the shop. As soon as he walked in, the owner said "I told you you couldn't return the stuffed rat!"
The man said "No! I don't want to return it! I was wondering if you had any stuffed violists."
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A viola player decides that he's had enough of being a viola player--unappreciated, all those silly jokes. So he decides to change instruments.
He goes into a shop, and says, "I want to buy a violin."
The man behind the counter looks at him for a moment, and then says, "You must be a viola player."
The viola player is astonished, and says, "Well, yes, I am. But how did you know?"
"Well, sir, this is a fish-and-chip shop."
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A man went into a novelty shop and saw an item that caught his fancy almost immediately. It was a stuffed rat. The man couldn't take his eyes off it, and finally asked how much it cost. The answer was "$79.95, but if you buy it, you can't return it for any reason." The man thought this was a bit odd, but he was really taken by the stuffed rat so he bought it.
As he headed down the street with the stuffed rat, several live rats started following him. He thought this was really odd, but he kept walking. Within a few blocks, he had a huge pack of rats behind him. When he got to the river, he threw the stuffed rat into the river, and all the live rats jumped into the river and drowned.
The man returned to the shop. As soon as he walked in, the owner said "I told you you couldn't return the stuffed rat!"
The man said "No! I don't want to return it! I was wondering if you had any stuffed violists."
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A viola player decides that he's had enough of being a viola player--unappreciated, all those silly jokes. So he decides to change instruments.
He goes into a shop, and says, "I want to buy a violin."
The man behind the counter looks at him for a moment, and then says, "You must be a viola player."
The viola player is astonished, and says, "Well, yes, I am. But how did you know?"
"Well, sir, this is a fish-and-chip shop."
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Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-28 03:43 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-28 05:52 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-30 11:11 pm (UTC)You don't like Sara? Maybe I'm showing myself as a bite of a rube, but I'm a sucker for her and Andrea Bocelli's 'Con Te Partir.' I fall for Erik Satie too, but I'm not sure if it refutes or reinforces my rube status. And of coarse... Vivaldi. I'll bet you say that coming... I'm acutely aware, that when one also knows that I am a fan of writers Umberto Eco and Robert Browning, it is obvious that I epitomize a caricature of a certain temperment.
I love all live preformances though! A lot of people may turn their noses up at a seeing the Nutcracker at Christmas, but sometimes one experiences a profound preformance and it is a shame people miss out. That is why I often go (or wish to go) to more than one preformance, to see how it goes on different nights. Etc. Etc. Live, and in person, is better than a thousand recordings. I've liked the worst preformances far better than the best movies.
The last preformance I actually remember remarking on the strings was the accompianment for the play, "Gorey Stories" by the blind faith theatre troup. I remember in the playbill that the musicians were all members of an anti-car biking society, and I thought that was interesting. Also, I was struck by how many of the people put their vegan/vegitarian status on their bios. I suppose they just want to demonstrate their moral superiority. (I personally take a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to one's dietary life choices. What ever happens in the confines of one's kitchen is their own business.) Anti-car bike riding musicia
Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 12:05 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 12:47 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 12:51 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 01:10 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2004-01-01 01:15 am (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 12:51 pm (UTC)Re: Anology
Date: 2003-12-31 01:15 pm (UTC)"Pop classical" is your term, so can you give me two examples of music that epitomise the word?