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bootybandy · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

Steve Shutt, as I'm sure you are aware was principally a Flautistician and not a Saxamaphonist. We did have a Horn player later, at the cost of a cornet holder, but still the Tenor Saxamaphonist is missing from the line up......

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Hornblower · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah!

Of course he played flaut!!!!

The reason I remember him on Tenor was him vomiting down the mouthpiece (or whatever you call it) when the Queen Mother was reviewing the bulgers at Dartmouth.

It made a really funny noise - a squelchy sort of wet noise sort of noise...

BTW - I'm talking about the vomit down the Tenor, not the QM inspecting the bulgers...

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bootybandy · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

The good thing about being "Sick in a Sax" (Ooh, I like that...sounds good.."Sick in a Sax".."Sick in a Sax".."Sick in a Sax"..) Is that there is a gert big bell to catch the vomit in. I suppose it would gurgle if you played the lower notes, but otherwise you could get away with it.......
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Hornblower · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:27 am Post subject:

Thanks for that Botty!

Now - be a good egg and give us another clue will ya?
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bootybandy · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

OK. He played the Saxaphone and the Violin. He ate loads of potatoes and never put on any weight (B'stard) He really enjoyed his cars. A Ford Zodiac Mk VI was his favourite.
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Hornblower · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject:

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bootybandy · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject:

Well I can't help it if you don't know who he is can I? If I wanted to tell you his name there would be no point in me asking for you to get the grey matter shaking would there?

OK, one final clue. He was in Ganges before he went onto the Ark
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admin · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:42 am Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:02 am Post subject:

Of all the people that I was expecting to give that answer, you were on top of the list Deli. So well done BZ
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townsergeant · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:37 am Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

Of course, and the list does grow as well....

Anyway, one more clue for HB and this time it's a visual one.......

Tenor Sax on the right file..

BTW this picture was taken of the Band for the ceremony of crossing the Line where you can see King Neptune in the background on board a tractor....

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Hornblower · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:14 am Post subject:

According to assorted DoMs and Drum Majors, I crossed the line on many occasions - but the resulting ceremony left me without any head dress and never involved King Neptune

Wasn't allowed to salute either...

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Hornblower · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:15 am Post subject:

Was the tenor ever a dogend Bri?
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bootybandy · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:16 am Post subject:

Ha.....
I too crossed the line and ended up on the carpet. On several occasions I did salute and keep my hat on.....consequentially speaking of course.
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townsergeant · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

I'll have a guess....

Frank 'Wiggy' Bennett?

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