Show Disasters

I’m playing Me and My Girl in the midlands all this week and I can only imagine what horrors are in store. I’m not referring to the companies production, which are are always pretty good, I’m referring to past events that have taken place over the years.

Fire Alarms

In the last show there was a fire alarm which stopped the performance and forced us to evacuate the building. Mark (a fellow trumpeter) and I continued to play with conviction until the MD stopped wagging. When the show did eventually start up again we had to stop for a second time as a member of the audience had managed to block the fire engine in with their car. It turned out to be a great performance as the audience were sympathetic and really got into the show.

Trumpet Breakdown

In the show before that my pal Dan (who I lived with when I was at the Conservatoire) came along to play on a show. Unfortunately one night the exhaust fell off his car on the A38 so couldn’t make it to the show. Enter Mark and his promotion; to sight read Dan’s part that night 😛

Wrong Mouthpiece

The one before THAT the trombonist ended up bringing the wrong sized mouthpiece for the trombone he had with him. Cue Steve (the other trombone) to save the day. By jumping in his car and speeding home he managed to grab the appropriate gear to salvage the night.

It’s always an exciting show company to work with. I just have to make a check list before I leave, inspect my car for potential things that could fall off and carry an extra large bottle of water into the pit in case of a fire. 😛 There are other positive things that happen in this company though – take a look at my post on The Copacobana Love Note 😀