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D'oh!

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Subject: D'oh!
From: Alastair Wheeler <alastair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 13:23:36 +0100 (BST)
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Before some spurious police force jumps on me.....


On Sat, 30 May 1998, Alastair Wheeler wrote:

> There is actually a good version for brass band, arranged by Eric Crees
> (who by an amazing coincidence arranged it for LSO brass too!)  This was
> recorded on the 'Desford Colliery Dowty Band Showcase' which is generally
> a top tape, I'd be happy to lend you mine sometime.

I meant Dave R.  (just in case)

> > Ives - Variations on America. Fantastic joke on the (English) National
> > Anthem. So much life to the variations. Ives makes Carnival of Venice
> > look boring and tasteless.
> 
> 'The Queen' is also the national anthem of Luxemburg, I think.  The
> Americans sing some patriotic words to it and call it 'America'  I'm
> pretty sure Ive's didn't mean it as a joke against the English....
	      ^^^^^
D'oh!  D'oh!  D'oh!!!!

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  Alastair Wheeler	 
  Euphonium & Trombone				   Fundamental Brass
  Bass Trombone				  City of Oxford Brass Band
  alastair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/~alastair
  "I am following my fish"


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