Monday, August 02, 2004

Monday Manners

 

From the chapter, "In General:"

Don't play the accordian, the violin, the piano, or any musical instrument to excess. Your neighbors have nerves, and need at time a little relief from inflictions of any kind. If you could manage not to play on instruments at all, unless you are an accomplished performer, so much the better.

Well, that's got to be tough to manage. How are you supposed to become an accomplished performer if you're not allowed to practice? Sorry, young Arthur Rubenstein, but you're no good. Stop practicing.

I remember one time my band was warming up for a gig later, and the next door neighbor was irritated because we were making too much noise. (We didn't even have drums! We were actually being pretty quiet! And besides, it was 4:30 pm on a Saturday. It was freaking DAYTIME still, and he was annoyed!) and so apparently the sensible way to complain, he thought, was to pull his car up to the back door and lay on the horn! It was hilarious. We were like "Hey, dig that crazy horn player! Maybe he'll sit in with us tonight!"

posted by Krizzer 10:52 AM