[Trombone-l] Toyota

[Patrick & Lisa Bates]

Still driving a 4 door 1992 Jetta diesel (HATE to give up 50 mpg). Lots of
room for a 3B, 6B, and 42B in the trunk. As long as the tuba was small
enough, it would handle a brass quintet. Back seat would be mighty cramped
with three adults though........
Patrick Bates
Chatham Concert Band
Primitive Roots Jazz Band
Niteflite
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edwin Miller" <edwin.miller at comcast.net>
To: <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Toyota


> I've been off the list for a few years.  Glad to see it's still here!
>
> The truth about trunks :-)
>
> I used to have an old 1971 BMW 2002 that I sold a few years back.  It
> was so small, that if you pulled up next to a Mini cooper, you had to
> look up to see the driver. However, my large SKB travel case for my
> bass trombone would actually fit in the trunk easily.
>
> Here's a pic: http://home.comcast.net/~edwin.miller/IMG_1334.JPG
>
> Sadly, the same was not true for my newer Lexus SUV.  The case would
> not go in the back without some engineering.
>
> Here's a pic: http://home.comcast.net/~edwin.miller/IMG_1335.JPG
>
> That's my son, the ham, posing with the case.
>
> I've always said I regretted every trombone I've ever sold, but that's
> not so true with cars.  The exception is that 2002.  What a hoot it
> was to drive.
>
> On Sep 30, 2008, at 8:57 AM, pmmus1c at bellsouth.net wrote:
>
> > I saw that too. It was pretty subtle. Not long ago, there was some
> > other auto ad that showed a woman putting a cello in the back. Does
> > some marketer thinks it's cool to show musical instruments in cars?
> > -------------- Original message from "Fred Hudson"
<fmhudson at cablelynx.com
> > >: --------------
> >
> >
> >> That ad has had a lot of exposure this weekend and on Monday night
> >> football.
> >> Maybe he was going to play in the band at halftime *grin*
> >>
> >> Fred H
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "David Johansen"
> >> To:
> >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:27 PM
> >> Subject: [Trombone-l] Toyota
> >>
> >>
> >>> Is anyone out there watching Boston Legal? They just ran an ad for a
> >>> Toyota Camry and if you were watching closely, you could see a guy
> >>> getting into the car carrying a trombone case.
> >>>
> >>> Small but cool.
> >>>
> >>> dj
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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