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Fw: New Style Contest ?

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Subject: Fw: New Style Contest ?
From: "David Williams" <JDW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:37:46 -0000
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From: David Williams <JDW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 20 December 1999 19:30
Subject: New Style Contest ?


>Confession.  I'm not that keen on contests. Went to one a few weeks'
>ago....most depressing and nodded off a few times close to a funny little
>black tent affair......where I.m sure I could hear some snoring coming from
>too.   I believe these poor fellows (despite being invited to adjudicate)
>are  NOT trusted by anyone.  Could they be bribed for a few quid I
>wonder....."listen mates ...our band has practiced six months'for this
>contest, we've spent over five thousand quid on this professional conductor
>geezer and our "guest" solo cornet (shush)  is getting a few bob  as well
>(he,s the one with the
>
>false moustache."  As its an own choice contest you will know its our band
>because we will play the march Slaidburn followed by Florrie Ford
>Favourites."   Very silly !!   The only answer is a new style contest.
The
>adjudicator would sit completely in the open in a comfy armchair , telly
and
>bottle of scotch by his side, and the competing bands would play completely
>screened from him.   This unfortunately, would mean that the audience would
>also have to screened from both the bands and the adjudicator in case of
>attempts at bribery.  Now for test pieces and a cunning plan.   None of the
>bands would know what they were going to play !   At the draw each band
>would pick a different piece from a hat.  If championship class these would
>be nice little pieces like Energy, Blitz, Variations on a Ninth and other
>"tricky little numbers". How about that for a new kind of contest ?   I bet
>you would,nt find any band winning by "half a point".!   Ah, well......it
>was just an idea. Merry Christmas.   Dave.
>
>
>


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