[Trombone]

Having spent almost thirty years in trombone sections of various sizes, playing virtually every type of music, I can say that although this may be an urban legend, it rings true. Being a trombonist (obviously) and understanding their warped senses of humor, this did not stretch my imagination the first time I read it.

By the way, this piece had to have been written by a trombonist-the amount of detail regarding the instrument and the mute (and the writing style) and the physics involved point to a bone player.

By the way--what does a trombonist write his gigs on?










His Career-at-a-Glance, of course.

[VadeRetro]

. . . although this may be an urban legend, it rings true.

I suspect a projectile with the energy to knock the conductor offstage and into the crowd, displacing several rows of seats, would have killed him. Paolo and the third clarinetist would have to have absorbed similar energy, but somehow they didn't. Doesn't work for me.