I heard Milt Kamen do his shtick. He said playing the horn was a very unsettling experience. He said it is nerve wracking after a bad night to look, in the morning, into the mirror and after studying one's face look to one's mouth and say: embouchure, how do you think you feel today?
Shel ----- Original Message ----- From: "phirsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Horn celebrities? > > This thread could be endless, particularly if you end up including > composers, singers and (shudder) conductors who started out playing horn. > > My slight contribution to this thread would be: > > Vanessa Williams (This little known factoid was imparted to me by her high > school band director) > > Back in the sixties, when the moderately well known comedian and actor Milt > Kamen would appear on the Tonight Show, Doc Severinsen would usually have > the band weave a Til Eulenspiegel reference into his intro music as an > inside reference to his earlier efforts as a horn player. > > My other favorite (frequently cited and unfortunately, fictional) is: > > Sidd Finch > > I could go on , but that's it for now, > > Peter Hirsch > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/skirshner%40ameritech.net > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
