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September 02, 2006
Saturday
 
 
Samizdata quote of the day
James Waterton (Perth, Australia)  Humour
My team, The Royal Philharmonic, are facing relegation after our key bassoonist was hit by a hamstring injury, and we had to play Terry Butcher on the kazoo.
- Harry Hutton responds to The Times publishing a "league table for British orchestras".
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From The Times article, about the BBC Symphony:

Not a band regularly prepared to give 110 per cent, or to express much personality.

Yup, that's the kinda direction I'd give if I were a conductor. "Now in the second movement I want 110% on those oboes..."

Which is perhaps one of the reasons why I'm not a conductor.


Posted by Nick M at September 2, 2006 09:56 AM

Cute, but P.D.Q. Bach did this much better with the "New Horizons in Music Appreciation" sportscast of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.


Posted by jon at September 2, 2006 11:22 AM

I'm highly resistive. That's why I'm not a conductor.

And since we're comparing orchestral performance to team sports, I will amuse at least the USian readers by mentioning that the bases are loaded...


Posted by triticale at September 2, 2006 01:49 PM

Are there team anthems?


Posted by mrp at September 2, 2006 03:50 PM

I can't play the kazoo, but I'd love to play Terry Butcher on my harmonica. Could someone post the sheet music?


Posted by veryretired at September 2, 2006 06:46 PM

In Brazil someone once asked me what I thought of Coldplay’s sheet music. It took me a while to work out what he meant.

But he was right. It really is sheet.


Posted by Harry Hutton at September 2, 2006 09:43 PM

OT sorry but a minor gem.

Just seen on the BBC's Test The Nations I.Q. program, a scrolling banner at the bottom of the screen saying

"1 in 50 have an I.Q. in the top 2%"

Never!


Posted by Rich at September 2, 2006 10:23 PM

Rich,
Just been watching the same train wreck of a show. I never caught that one at the time but I am now deeply amused. Thanks.

Triticale,
I'm highly resistive. That's why I'm not a conductor.

Well that's such a terrible joke that I'm vaguely amused.


Posted by Nick M at September 2, 2006 11:46 PM

Combining football and music? How about:-
Hamilton Academicals of St Martin's in the Fields.


Posted by dearieme at September 3, 2006 05:07 PM

As an Ipswich Town supporter, may I express my outrage that Terry Butcher, brilliant defender in the golden days of Bobby Robson's tenure at Portman Road, should be so mocked by Hutton like this.

Vengeance will be swift.


Posted by Johnathan Pearce at September 4, 2006 01:21 PM
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