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Re: Worst adjudicating decision

To: <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Worst adjudicating decision
From: "Alec Gallagher" <alec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:39:11 +0100
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From: HARRIS, Colin <Colin.HARRIS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 23 October 1999 10:54
Subject: Worst adjudicating decision


>Worst adjudicating decision has to be this:
>
>Last year, at the Ashington Miner's picnic contest, our band won the best
>percussion prize, for being "the only band to have a percussionist who
>didn't try to dominate the ensemble" (quote).
>
>We were the only band in the contest who didn't use a drummer.
>
>Colin Harris


A colleague of mine, sadly no longer monitoring this list, tells the story
of one adjudicator's remarks on a former band's efforts:  "so nearly a
winning performance".

They came 17th!

Alec


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