[Trombone-l] something funny

[Alisha Ard]

You may have seen this before, but I thought it was good for a laugh.
(Things were getting kinda tense here for a while there -- though that
was also good for a laugh, for me.)

Trombone content: it could happen to you... enjoy!

-Alisha

    Dave runs into Bob on the street in Manhattan.
"Bob! I haven't seen you in years! What have you been up to?"


Bob says, "Well, when we last worked together, I was playing tenor and soprano."
Dave says, "Yeah I remember that."
Bob says, "Well, I started writing for that band."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, and then I published a bunch of the charts for student bands."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, and it worked out pretty well, and I started getting
commissions."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, and then I started writing for the Kenton and Herman bands."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, it worked out pretty well.  Then I got in touch with
some Hollywood guys, and I started writing for pop records."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "That went pretty well, and I actually got nominated for a
Grammy for writing."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "That went pretty well, and I started writing for movie soundtracks."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, and I got nominated for an Oscar for my writing on a
feature film."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah, it was pretty cool.  Once I got nominated, the
writing work really started pouring in."
Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Yeah - amazing.  Pop groups, studio sessions, commercials,
new bands, diva singers, everything."
Dave says, "Really? That's amazing.  I never heard about that."
Bob says, "Well, but the problem was, I really let my sax chops slide."
Dave says, "Really?"
Bob says, "In fact, I'm in town to receive another writing award, and
I just sat in this morning at a jam session down in the Village."
Dave says, "Really?"
Bob says, "Yeah, and it didn't go too well - I've been away from the
horn for quite a while."
Dave says, "Really."
Bob says, "So, I took a couple of solos, and they weren't very good."
Dave says, "Yeah, I heard about that."