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Joseph P. Farrell posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
After a particularly disastrous practice on Bruno this afternoon, after which Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn and Widor will never be the same and are no doubt rolling in their graves, I’ve concluded that the sport closest to trying to play the pipe organ is golf. You’re either on your game, or you’re shanking and hooking all over the place, bouncing off trees, or landing in water or bunkers. To this end, I’ve concluded that we need a handicapping system for organists, just like golf.
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I’ll bet you still come in under 100 for 18 holes (pieces) 🙂 A little ‘anecdote from me: in 1983 whilst studying at a music institution in Hollywood, I visited a friend in Boulder Colorado…her boyfriend took me to play a round of golf at his club, and my claim to fame is that on the (then) longest par 5 hole in Nth America, I got down in two shots…neither I nor my companion saw where the ball went both times, though even with borrowed clubs the shots both felt very sweet (and I have big shoulders lol!). I was embarrassed after the second shot when I clearly disrupted the putters on the green…when we walked up they were in awe of the way the ball hit and simply rolled straight into the hole. I drank free in the bar for the duration too, the whole community therein being fascinated by the Aussie with the lucky shots that had an audience to verify my feat. A once in a lifetime golf hole for me of course. A bit like the drum solos I play…always looking for that ‘one in a million’ creative moment…I’m certainly no Steve Gadd folks hahahahaha I can relate somewhat though to your ‘frustrations’ Dr Farrell and will only say that there is tomorrow to try again 🙂