Clayton: So, Pattie did the whacking and Kermit got the money.
Did she have to kiss him, too? Julio de la Rosa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Valve speed > Clayton Whetmore, here: > David Goldberg wrote: > > >>Last week while I was in the pit playing Ruddigore, I found during a fast > >>fingerful passage that I was whacking the keys down - that is, my fingers > >>left the keys on the way up so as to already have full velocity at the > >>moment of contact with the keys. I'm not sure that was really helpful, > >>but it felt good, and it seemed to be more work to restrain myself. > >>Paddlewhacking probably reduces string life though. > >> > To which William replied: > > >"Paddlewhacking," eh? I think I have a new vocabulary word :) > > > The etymology of paddlewhacking may have actually been derived from the > name of an infamous bank teller whose story bears retelling: > > A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from > her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. > > "Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday." > > Pattie looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog > says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that > it's okay, he knows the bank manager. > > Pattie explains that he will need to secure the loan with some > collateral. > > The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain > elephant, about half an inch tall - bright pink and perfectly formed. > > Very confused, Pattie explains that she'll have to consult with the > bank manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the > manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who > claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use > THIS as collateral." She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, > what in the world IS this?" > > The bank manager looks back at her and says... > > "It's a knickknack, Pattie Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old > man's a Rolling Stone." > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jdelarosa%40ameritech.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
