Jack said: > I've been doing string things (mainly the ud) a bit lately, having > had some doubts about whether I would ever be able to blow anything > again after some surgery last year - seems I can in fact even play > the clarinet again, though I made sure my first experiment was at > Sandy Bell's, i.e. within two minutes walk of an A&E unit so they > could sew up anything that burst. (I wonder if there is any other > session pub with that particular advantage? - inhale your sax reed, > herniate yourself lifting an accordion or incur some stereotypical > sort of bluesman's mayhem and you're in just the right place).
I worked in that A&E for a while many moons ago, and there were indeed frequent visits from Bell's regulars requiring patched up in some way. I used to pop in on my way home off a back shift to see how the stitches were holding out. But all that will be gone when the infirmary moves out... Glad to hear your puff has been restored Jack :) Derek Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
