Drunk Musicians
The St. Louis Symphony was playing Beethoven's Ninth one night. One
bass player said to the other: ''We don't have much to do. Let's go
next door for a few drinks.'' They stayed for a while and got a
little tipsy. One said to the other: ''To give us more time, I tied
the pages of the music together so the conductor will have to untie
it when he gets near the end.''
They staggered back into the auditorium just in time for the
finish. The next day when someone asked their friend how the
concert was they replied: ''The most exciting part was at the end
of the Ninth when the score was tied and the bassists were
loaded.''