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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (Dave Brown)
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Subject: Re: Actors pretending to play musical instruments in movies/tv
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Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 15:14:52 EST
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Funny how these things come to mind. I just saw recently an old Bing Crosby
movie. During a scene the man played the clarinet about 90% of the time,
HORIZONTALLY. I realize that it looks good and Benny Goodman does it, BUT
only on the high notes. You try teaching a 7th grader(that's where they start
em up here) how to play a clarinet horizontally. It is bad enough playing it
vertically.

And another instrument, one which I have played the sax.
The above horizontal movement that some clarinetists use some of the time is
not possible with a saxophone. If you ever watch a good sax player, he will
never, unless he ain't playing it(videos), play it holding it up to the 
heavens. One can get a hernia that way. One can also swallow the mouthpiece.
(Don't try this at home kids; these are trained professionals.)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,

			DAVE BROWN