In a former life, I was married to a woman who had a short-lived career as a ballerina. Of course, the troupe was almost required by law to perform "The Nutcracker" every Christmas season. They, of course, always called it "The Ballbuster". Who knew that the spirit of Beavis & Butthead inhabited the ethos of a troupe of such professional highbrow performers!
There was an assistant orchestra conductor in my Aikido group for a few years. They hate the Christmas season, especially the Nutcracker. Because everyone expects the same darn music every years.
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Robert and Mongo -- At one of the Army Birthday dinners I attended we were near the Army Band, up from Camp Zama, to provide the entertainment for the occasion. After the hour or two of the band playing for our pleasure (including a number of singers) they were able to wrap. As they started putting away their instruments I found it funny that they were complaining about playing "standard routines numbers five and seven" or whatever the real name was. Good to know that GIs can always be crabby.
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As they started putting away their instruments I found it funny that they were complaining about playing "standard routines numbers five and seven" or whatever the real name was. Good to know that GIs can always be crabby.