Re: Ouch! - practice time?

[ALANEFALK <ALANEFALK...>]

In a message dated 3/31/2004 3:09:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
MIAdler (at) aol(dot)com writes:

> What about practice time? 


Ask the Marx Brothers!! - - 
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> Margaret Dumont (as Mrs Rittenhouse): You are one of the musicians, but you 
> were not due until tomorrow. 
> Chico (as Signor Ravelli): Couldn't come tomorrow that's too quick. 
> Groucho (as Captain Spalding): You're lucky they didn't come yesterday. 
> Chico: We were busy yesterday but we charge just the same 
> Groucho: This is better than exploring. What do you fellas get an hour? 
> Chico: Oh for playing we get $10 an hour. 
> Groucho: I see, what do you get for not playing? 
> Chico: $12 an hour. 
> Groucho: Well, clip me off a piece of that. 
> Chico: Now for rehearsing, we make a special rate. That's $15 an hour. 
> Groucho: What do you get for not rehearsing. 
> Chico: You couldn't afford it! You see if we don't rehearse, we don't play, 
> and if we don't play, that runs into money. 
> Chico: Well let's see how we stand. Yesterday we didn't come. That's $300.

Animal Crackers, 1930

Alan (Got nothing better than surf the web all day)Falk
Nefesh Klezmer Band

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