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W C Fields once said 'I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.'
It would seem that in the early day's of the London Symphony Orchestra, that if they did not like you, then they would not play with you?
This went for conductors as well. If the conductor had messed them around they would mess him around. On one live Concert, the Orchestra ignored his beat and just got faster and faster. In the end the poor old maestro's arms looked like a wasp's wings as they were going so fast. The audience loved it,but the Conductor never worked with them again?
Petty you might say? But to this day there is a musician (and I say that loosely) that I would not work with. In fact, for safety's sake, I would walk out of the room if they were in their as the only record I want is a musical one and not criminal!.
Musicians really are sensitive folk, and once upset, can take years to forgive, if ever. In this case it would be never.
One Funeral today and very sad as only 1 person in the congregation. It would have been nice if some of his workmates had turned up to support him, but perhaps they are a private person. The service was the same as if it had been for a 100 mourners and very dignified.