Bottom of the Ninth
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Loading ...There was a strange performance at the LA Philarmonic the other day… It was Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and it was dedicated to Sammy Sosa… He and his wife got a standing ovation as they took their front-row seats…
As the orchestra began to play, the Base players, who don’t have any part until an hour into the Symphony, began to get bored…they held a whispered conversation, and decided to slip quietly out to the Lobby for a few drinks…so they would have a chance to get back in time, they tied the pages of the musical score that their part was in together with a piece of string…
Count Dracula was in the Lobby bar and, being a huge fan of Base players, offered to buy them a few Bloody Marys…they all proceeded to get quite drunk, and 2 of the Bassists even passed out!
Come the fateful Base moment in the performance, the Conductor was unable to undo the string around te Score, and the Orchestra came to a crashing halt! He struggled mightily to undo the knot, then finally flung the sheets to the stage, and proceeded to jump up and down on them!!!
Sammy’s wife asked him what was the matter, and after a quick look around, he explained:
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“It’s the bottom of the Ninth, the Score is tied, the Bassists are loaded, there’s 2 out, the Count is 3 sheets 2 the wind, and the Conductor is pitching a fit!!!”
