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Another virtue brought about by practise.

To: Nigel Horne <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Another virtue brought about by practise.
From: "Bill Walker" <Walker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:52:35 -0800
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

There is an old farmer just out the back from where I live ( I think his
name is Jones). I don't see much of him as he is always looking for work
and I'm always looking to avoid it.
But I digress.
I bought this Euphonium last August and since the weather is usually
nice around here till about late October I practised with the windows
open.
Well, I was talking to old Jones this morning (he's actually younger
than I am but has been dissipated by work) and after offering me a
turnip remarked that up until last fall he had been bothered by crows
stealing his corn. He had made a scarecrow and dressed it in various
styles and guises including that of a socialist but still the crows
attacked his crop.
"Waal" he said,"Since you started playing that thar bazooka horn there
aint bin a crow 'round heer. 'n fac' some of 'em were so skeered they
brung corn back that they'd stolen two years ago"!
I relate this story just to give a few poor souls like me who think all
of the practice in the world isn't helping, a little encouragement.
Oh yes, if Dave Williams thinks this story is untrue I can prove it's
veracity be showing him the turnip old Jones gave me.
Play on brothers and sisters!
BillW


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