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Re: VERY VERY bad planning!!!

Phil,
I hate to have to put you in the picture but during my time with
Desford between October 88 and July 93 I only missed rehersal 3 times,
so don't go on to me about the demands on (good bands).
I know every band has there own particular regime to work to, but a
little give and take now and then shouldn't upset the apple cart.


See you Sunday 

Loz
     --- Phil Green <goaty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Loz bemoaned,
> 
> 
> >I am not one for slagging off any bands let alone
> my own, but I wish
> >some people would 'GET A LIFE!'outside banding that
> is.
> >We are all aware of the incredible sporting event
> taking place this
> >evening, 26th May 99, and of course the equally
> demanding contest on
> >Sunday, but to have a rehersal on this night is a
> very poor do indeed.
> >Just a little bit of planning could have made
> tonight a bit more
> >special for a lot of people in the band.I know
> there are some people in
> >the group who don't give a damn about football, but
> a lot of people
> >do.It's no good saying "well, we need the rehersal"
> because if the
> >standard of the test piece is still far from that
> required then we
> >might as well call it a day now.
> >
> >Maybe I am totally naive to contesting (I DONT
> THINK SO) but can anyone
> >give me some feedback on the rehersal schedule for
> other bands
> >attending the All England Masters on Sunday.
> >
> 
> 
> Loz,
> We have Wednesday nights off always before a
> contest, but that's because
> Wednesday is not one of our normal rehearsal days
> anyway.  However I don't
> believe that if the match had been on the Tuesday
> our night off would have
> switched !  When you make the type of committment
> that we do in playing for
> a good band, missing a televised football match
> seems to lose it's imprtant
> don't you think ?  If you're in a band and the band
> rehearse you should be
> there (if you can).
> What I do disagree most strongly with however is
> 'changing' rehearsals to
> make it easier/more convenient for some whilst
> making it harder for others
> to attend - what if they had moved your rehearsal to
> Bedworth (around a 60
> mile extra round trip) and put the time forward to
> say 18:00, so that the
> Bedworth people in your band could go and watch the
> football after the
> rehearsal ??  You would have needed to finish work
> early to attend (which
> you obviously would have wanted to) and would still
> be driving home whilst
> the fortunate others were sampling their first pint
> of the evening.
> Believe me, this kind of things happens  (except my
> round trips become 180
> miles !).
> 
> Yours, (still going to be there !!),
> 
> Phil.
> Fodens.
> 
> p.s.
> Apparently when Howard was at his most fierce with
> the band he would demand
> to see the season ticket of one of our cornet
> players (now chairman) if this
> player ever missed, to make sure he wasn't at a
> 'United' game on the night
> in question !....
> 
> 
> --

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