23 Jun 00 - 11:59 PM (#246860) Subject: Land of Hope and Glory From: GUEST,Banjo Johnny For those who remember the previous eponymous thread ... I went to St. Louis to sing "Land of Hope and Glory" (lyrics provided by Mudcat Cafe) and a couple of other tunes for the wedding ceremony of a Missouri woman and an Englishman. What a disaster! The bride was an hour and a half late. The bride. It seems her son by a previous marriage tried to sabotage the wedding. By the time she arrived, a lot of the unbounded joy of the occasion had fizzled out. The church had a funeral scheduled for later, so they cut my act, and also a string trio that had come from Joplin. At least they had a chance to play while waiting for the bride. Oh well, that's show business! == Johnny in Oklahoma City |
24 Jun 00 - 12:20 AM (#246866) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: catspaw49 Maybe you could have stayed and played for the funeral. Spaw |
24 Jun 00 - 01:30 AM (#246884) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: katlaughing Must've really been frustrating! Spaw, maybe the funeral was for one of the wedding party?*BG* |
27 Jun 00 - 12:18 AM (#247510) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: GUEST,Banjo Johnny Hey, Cat's Paw -- that's a GOOD ONE ! Wish I had thought of it == Johnny |
27 Jun 00 - 12:59 AM (#247541) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: Sorcha Set list starts with, Bound for Glory, right? Good for either. |
27 Jun 00 - 07:07 AM (#247619) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: McGrath of Harlow A good funeral beats a bad wedding any day.
Never mind - you've got a song in your repertoire now you wouldn't have otherwise; and you've a story that would make a good song (maybe a Talking Blues breaking into a variation on Land of Hope and Glory...)
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27 Jun 00 - 08:23 AM (#247634) Subject: Talkin' Funeral Blues (Roger the Skiffler) From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler TALKIN'FUNERAL BLUES Went to play at a weddin' a while back |
27 Jun 00 - 01:00 PM (#247820) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: GUEST,Banjo Johnny Hi, Roger the Skiffler! Don't tell me you just wrote that!! How does he come up with them? == Johnny |
28 Jun 00 - 03:42 AM (#248355) Subject: RE: Land of Hope and Glory From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Either : 1)Natural brilliance 2)Bored at work and the boss out for the day Take your pick! RtS |