I was at the LA airport the other day waiting for my flight home. A man across from me was resting his feet on a soft side drum case the size for a 14 inch bodhran. I leave well enough alone and choose not to start a conversation.
As the plane is prepareing to leave the gate, an anouncement is made. “an instrument, some sort of drum thing has been left at the gate.” To my knowledge, nobody claimed it. There’s a joke in there somewhere; I just can’t find it.
I was amused none the less. Not knowing what happened, sometimes, is a more enjoyable thing to carry along with you.
On 2002-05-03 09:17, Mark_J wrote:
nobody claimed it. There’s a joke in there somewhere; I just can’t find it.
Great story Mark: it will, I’m sure be added to the great bodhrán folklore!
Personally, I like the one (probably not true, though) about the man who goes into the music shop and asks to buy the red low whistle and the white accordian. The shop owner looks him up and down, and then says: you play the bodhrán don’t you? ‘why yes’ replies the customer, ‘but how did you know?’. The shop owner simply smiles and says: ‘It wasn’t difficult…now, I might sell you the fire extinguisher, but the radiator has to stay!’.
