What's the most "odd" thing in your case/gig bag?

Bugler90 · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject:

A Korean quarter, Small American Flag that goes in my Army uniform rigth sleeve and a pice of plastic tube that goes in my mouthpiece for buzzing( from time to time)

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trumpetgeekjr · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject:

A JAPANESE smut magazine. I can't read it but it sure is loaded with some GREAT PICS!! And oh yeah...... A PINK SLIP from the gig I was reading it on!! matha @*"#!!!
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bachstrad72 · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject:

extra socks
I'm not sure if they are clean or not

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trumpetgirl612 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:39 am Post subject:

empty bottle of excedrin, extra ace bandage (i have recurring carpal tunnel) extra mpcs (not sure if all of thm are mine) ummmm come really old music, valve oil that i KNOW i did not buy, old math hw, and a book (rehearsals get reallly long and our trumpets hardly play during the long ones lol) i once found a box of 8 crayons, and a coloring book

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damo_4701 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:06 am Post subject:

OH DEAR!!!!
Apart from a broken valve from unknown trumpet, a container of valve buttons from various horns(you would be suprised how many I have had to give to people), A bottle of Yamaha rotor oil

(don't know where that came from) and an unpaid speeding ticket from 3 months ago......... OOOPPPS.
Should go through my cases more often.
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ROGERIO · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:20 am Post subject: how odd....

Very good question...

A Green Frog Pencil eraser, that has a hole on the butt area to stick on the end of a pencil.

It has been in there since 1981!!

When I was in college this very, very cute freshman girl came in to my practice room to talk. She gave it to me and I've never taken it out of there. See it all the time and get a smile remembering ...

As a side note, I also have a yellow sticky on the inside front cover of my Arban with a note from another attractive female... also way back in the early 80's. It's actually a little risque... which is why I've kept it there all this time... it also makes me smile when I see it...

Good thing my wife doesn't get into my music stuff!!

You get this old and it's the little things in life....

tom turner · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject:

On a commercial gig?

Well, when I'm gigging at night and/or in a different town, I keep my Kimber .45ACP auto in the side pocket of my gig bag. My case, thus naturally, remains on stage and within eye view to keep someone from getting near it.

My combo did a night time gig outdoors in Savannah a few years ago . . . in a downtown area that's kind of rough after dark. I kidded the drummer that night, saying, "Hey James, what 'cha packin'?" (James is ex-military and has extensive tactical handgun training) He pulls out his S&W snub-nose .38 spl.!

The sax player's eyes bugged out and he started laughing (he's a crack-shot hunter from childhood). "How about you, Tom?" I pulled out my .45 auto and asked the sax player, "And how about you?" We all laughed.

I think we were all Boy Scouts too when young. "Be Prepared" is our motto when playing dark, outdoor gigs! Too many musicians get robbed and/or hurt by thugs.

Sincererly,

Tom Turner

PS: My tiny and thin, super-light Kel-Tec .32ACP is always undetectable in my pocket too when I'm doing nighttime gigs. Oh yeah . . . and I bring extra valve oil too . . . "just in case!" Ya gotta be prepared for anything!

Palestrina · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject:

A really tiny Homer Simpson bobblehead. His expression looks as though he's saying, "Oooooo!"

When I need an ego boost, I just put him on my stand and he always seems real impressed with my playing!

DCB1 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject:

tom turner · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject:

trumpetgirl612 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject:

in my flugel case: mmouthwash, floss, a shoelace <?> a cough drop n an empty asthma inhaler
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trombahonker · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:

I have a Pentium II 366mhz processor in my case.

Aaron
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swingintrpt · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject:

Pair of clean socks & boxers. Sometimes after a hard gig, I'd need to change RIGHT AWAY, and I'd bring some jeans and a tee-shirt in the car.
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silverstar · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah...during show chior season it isn't uncommon to find my bathing suit in my case....

We traveled a lot this year, and in the hotels they had pools and I love to swim...well, I would hang my suit up to dry overnight and then, right as we were leaving the next morning one of my roommates would be checking the room over and yell, "Lara, you left your swim suit in the bathroom"

I didn't have time to stuff it in my suitcase, so I did the next best thing: stuck it in my case...

the only problem with that is when you send a guy trombone player looking for a tuner to your case and he comes back with your swim suit instead and a face the color of a fire engine....

Lara
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belagozzo · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject:

Things in my gig bag

Slide Whistle
Toy Car from McDonalds
Empty Evian Bottle
Saxophone Reed(to mysteriously check when I mess up, havent you noticed, thats what the woodwinds do)

Dallas Jazz Orchestra CD, that I mean to give back to Jazz Director
Shastock Solotone Mute(that mysteriously disappeared from my Teacher's office

2 Rocks

and finally My Trumpet
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flugle-me-elmo · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject:

In the eyes of most trumpet players I play with:

The neckstrap for my Shulman System.

Chris

KingTrumpet · Veteran Member Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Posts: 121

Let's see...

In the original case:

20 year old Conservatum slide grease
20+ year old Roche-Thomas valve oil (Smells like gasoline)
30+ year old Conn Valve Oil (smells like some other petrol product)

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vivace · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject:

ok.

in my current case (my big ol gig bag thing with a bb and a flugel right now, as well as mnutes and a trumpet stand. and music)

some shout wipes. hey, you could spill somethign on your tux.

a box of pepto. I was at a band fest thingy. My stomach wasn't feeling good, so I ran into a convenience store and grabbed a box of pepto chewables. took a couple, put the rest in my case and ran to the rehersal. haven't taken em out. I figure they can come in handy.

the wrapper from my water bottle. it is one of those cool lookin gatorade bottles with the neato bottle and yah. i got sick of the wrapper, so I tore it off. put it in my case, and is still there.

and in my old old case. my first case.

there is a rag for cleaning excess oil and whatnot made from my old school star wars bed sheets. also a lot of random notes/origami from middle school.

in my pep band horn case. a ton of twizlers, both wrapers, candies, and unwrapped candies.

a pom pom with my school colors and some bank logo on the handle. i have no idea how old they are. no one knows anything aobut em except they are old, and have been in the pep band closets for ever.
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silverstar · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:13 am Post subject: