Nomination for the biggest mistake at the Areas 2007 [Archive]

Nanny Ogg

13.03.2007, 12:39

I would like to nominate myself for this. Guess who walked on and put on her stand the 1st horn part instead of the 2nd. And declared "oh (well it rhymes with "fit"). And had to play from memory as best I could.

Oh well we got 8th an improvement on our 10th place last year. It must have been the unique tacet in places interpretation of the 2nd horn part that moved us up the place.http://www.themouthpiece.com/vb/images/icons/icon10.gif

Can anyone top that?

barrytone

13.03.2007, 12:50

Major panic when I sat down to perform on the stage, no music! Couldn't remember where I'd put it, last time I could remember having it was in registration. Looked down my bell, inside my uniform, no music. Stood up, determined to chase solo bari player in previous band and borrow his/her music, what a relief, music was on my seat and I'd been sat on it! Bit creased but otherwise in perfect condition, good job, wouldn't have been able to remember it by heart.

Solo euph player's music in band drawn one in Champ section in Midlands flew off his stand just before he was due to start allegro passage after slow opening in Isiah. Conductor held pause to allow him to pick it up but for a time it looked like it would flutter into first row of the stalls. Really felt for him and there was an audiable gasp from the audience when it happened.

MattB

13.03.2007, 12:53

I would like to nominate my whole band for completely muffing up (I'm being polite) the start of the piece to such a degree we came last. Anyone beat that one then?

Chunky

13.03.2007, 13:04

I would like to nominate my whole band for completely muffing up (I'm being polite) the start of the piece to such a degree we came last. Anyone beat that one then?

I bet they are delighted you have chosen not to keep your opinion within the bandroom!

Will be doing a thorugh search for music, mouthpiece, uniform etc before leaving on Saturday morning! Last 2 or 3 contests I have managed to forget something!

timbloke

13.03.2007, 13:08

muffing up

Now there's a phrase I'd forgotten about, don't think I've heard that at all since I've lived in Yorkshire. Think I might start using it again.... :clap:

SuperMosh

13.03.2007, 14:01

I would like to nominate my whole band for completely muffing up (I'm being polite) the start of the piece to such a degree we came last. Anyone beat that one then?

That is motivational! :clap:

BbBill

13.03.2007, 14:11

Dam, I thot you were meaning who had the biggest boobs at the area at the weekend, and I was going to say that blonde I seen in the audience.....!!

Terrible Timp

13.03.2007, 14:22

I think i too can nominate myself after my boob at the Yorkshire 3rd Section Results...when Peggy announced that the band who played number 5 (Dodworth) had won i jumped up and started celebrating !!!.........the only trouble is that i play for Emley and we played 2nd (and i should have know that i did the draw)..........guess who went a bright red colour ???

Mr_Euniverse

13.03.2007, 14:27

I've got the biggest boobs!!

Lawrencediana

13.03.2007, 14:28

I've got the biggest boobs!!
I almost believe that

MattB

13.03.2007, 16:39

johnmartin

13.03.2007, 17:15

muffing upI'm not 100% certain but this may still be an offence in some parts of the Outer Hebrides. :)

tubafran

13.03.2007, 17:27

I'm not 100% certain but this may still be an offence in some parts of the Outer Hebrides. :)

and of course there was also Muffing the Mule ;) although I doubt they have many mules up there.

timbloke

13.03.2007, 17:55

To muff is actually a very technical term in our neck of the woods, glad to reintroduce it to the lexicon.

Isn't language strange. I used to hear it a lot when I lived "daaarn saarth" but have never heard it "oop north". Yet your neck of the woods is far closer to me now than then.... :rolleyes:

ian perks

13.03.2007, 18:34

well in the first movement of wayfarer the baritone solo i bluffed the 3rd bar but it made no difference because we WON THE MIDLANDS AREA 1st section:woo :woo

simonbassbone

13.03.2007, 22:03

I was listening Ian and didn't hear your muff :confused: so I guess it didn't penetrate the padded box either.
Congrats, only heard the last 4 and two of them were great performances fully deserving of their results.
As regards biggest boobs, there is a horn player in the unnamed band I depped with.:sup

Terrible Timp

14.03.2007, 09:19

To muff is actually a very technical term in our neck of the woods, glad to reintroduce it to the lexicon. By the way, I don't think you can get much more public than muffing up in such a situation, and the band know my feelings anyway. They've not taken offence!

TT- How many shandies had you had before the Emley result then!?!Matt.

Only had one pint before results was stopping for the first section !! Hopefully i wont do it at our next contest (Pogson Bray 1 April) or i really might have to hide !!

Lauradoll

14.03.2007, 11:37

I'm not 100% certain but this may still be an offence in some parts of the Outer Hebrides. :)

Ha ha I was thinking that is sounded quite rude however at my school when we have non- uniform day it's called mufty day and the kids get muffed up. I was a bit baffled the first time I heard that!

Rapier

14.03.2007, 11:59

Ha ha I was thinking that is sounded quite rude however at my school when we have non- uniform day it's called mufty day and the kids get muffed up. I was a bit baffled the first time I heard that!

Mufti stems from the days when we had an Empire.

Mufti refers to ordinary clothes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes), especially when worn by one who normally wears, or has long worn, a military (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military) or other uniform.
The history of this description comes from the term Mufti to describe an official class of men in India who at that time, interpreted the law. Known throughout India as Muftis, they dressed in civilian attire, unlike many other civil servants of the day. So, when an officer changed out of uniform into civilian clothes, it was spoken of as changing into 'mufti'.

Can also mean Maximum Use of Force and Tactical Intervention, a term for prison riot squads, which would be quite useful in most schools, on their mufti days. :cool:

I won't explain what muff means though. :eek:

meandmycornet

14.03.2007, 12:08

Ah Dave, and there was me thinking I was going to be reading about you confessing you had the biggest boobs at the WoE areas! :tongue:

Rapier

14.03.2007, 13:11

Oi, watch it Midget. I don't have man boobs,.......... yet.

PeterBale

14.03.2007, 14:25

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stephen2001

14.03.2007, 23:47

Getting jacket caught in slide, meaning I couldn't get first position. That rendered a bar long Bb in the Seasons tacet! I think the basses were covering that note!

BbBill

16.03.2007, 00:38

Och I see youve changed the title of the thread, no fun it that....!!!

PurpleHaze

17.03.2007, 17:51

Thirteen Ball

18.03.2007, 04:18

How about me, going for a particularly nice low G-flat, hitting it smack in the middle, and realising with horror a split second too late it was supposed to be a G-natural.

Thankfully, as is normally the case with basses, both adjudicators ears obviously failed to register anything that low.

six pints

18.03.2007, 12:59

falling over getting off the bus and having an ankle the size of a grapefruit... thank god for wireless internet!

DaveR

18.03.2007, 15:23

falling over getting off the bus and having an ankle the size of a grapefruit... thank god for wireless internet!

We know someone else on here who did that, don't we boys and girls? :rolleyes: :tongue:

Mrs Fruity

19.03.2007, 00:11

Visiting KFC in Darlington AGAIN blerrrrrrgghghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

six pints

19.03.2007, 20:58

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emzbaby31

19.03.2007, 21:04

i nominate me! i played the first note of the piece before the conductor and the band were ready its a good job that the horns came in!!!!

Dave_the_Flugel

19.03.2007, 21:12

i nominate me! i played the first note of the piece before the conductor and the band were ready its a good job that the horns came in!!!!

My guess is you were wrecked again!

emzbaby31

19.03.2007, 21:15

oi dave u cheeky s***!! i woz 100% sober!! an i never get wrecked im a gd gal!!! :D

Ipswich trom

19.03.2007, 22:06

I nearly had a big mistake in the general pause after the first section in the Wayfarer. My mute fell out before i could grab it during the silence (after a really good start too). Luckily I actually caught it with my feet lol and only my fellow trombonists and the people in the front row watching saw it! I even managed to play as I was catching it too! :p

OneTonBass

19.03.2007, 22:39

Would I be out of place to nominate the adjudicator for putting Tongwynlais in last place?

quantumq4

20.03.2007, 22:01

Did anyone else hear Haslemere Town (drawn 3rd, 4th section) in Stevenage? We were waiting to go on after them and I'm sure the guy playing the SD in the 3rd movement was either lost, making it up completely or playing another piece!

mjwarman

22.03.2007, 15:21

I heard a few bands in the fourth section at Stevenage and occasionally had trouble recognising the test piece. Thats the joy of contesting, (apart from winning!! Come on Chalgrove!!) :clap: