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STANDING TALL AT CARNEGIE HALL
My first gig?
Benny Goodman
It’s a shame
I don’t remember much
First day jitters and all
I do remember that beautiful
RCA 44BX that I cradled
Man she was sexy
And me, chrome-plated perfection
That was 80 years ago
Chrome now somewhat pitted
I’m still active duty
but in an emeritus role
Don’t grace the stage much anymore
I dearly miss some of my mics
Much shorter life-spans they have
I can work for another 100 years.
Just keep some WD-40 handy.
Blessed I am
To have worked with the greats
Too many to mention them all
Some of my favorites?
Billie Holiday was the best!
As if she slow danced with me.
The opera singers were thrilling
Scary at times
Callas, Pavarotti, Price, Domingo
They made me tremble!
Some Rock ‘n’ roll acts were raucous
Jerry Lee nearly toppled me...
sent a piano bench flying my way
And Chuck made me nervous...
feared he’d trip on a cord.
I have never since heard humanity scream
as loud as they did for the Beatles.
I could go on forever.
But I’ll shut up for now.
Save the rest
for my soon-to-be published memoir.
“I Can Stand It.”
Okay, one last thing I need to address...
the horrid practice of mic dropping.
May I say that I and my fellow mic stands
consider this an appalling, ludicrous practice.
A cruelty visited on our friends
that we've sworn to protect.
See you at the Hall…
or not at all.
Benny Goodman
It’s a shame
I don’t remember much
First day jitters and all
I do remember that beautiful
RCA 44BX that I cradled
Man she was sexy
And me, chrome-plated perfection
That was 80 years ago
Chrome now somewhat pitted
I’m still active duty
but in an emeritus role
Don’t grace the stage much anymore
I dearly miss some of my mics
Much shorter life-spans they have
I can work for another 100 years.
Just keep some WD-40 handy.
Blessed I am
To have worked with the greats
Too many to mention them all
Some of my favorites?
Billie Holiday was the best!
As if she slow danced with me.
The opera singers were thrilling
Scary at times
Callas, Pavarotti, Price, Domingo
They made me tremble!
Some Rock ‘n’ roll acts were raucous
Jerry Lee nearly toppled me...
sent a piano bench flying my way
And Chuck made me nervous...
feared he’d trip on a cord.
I have never since heard humanity scream
as loud as they did for the Beatles.
I could go on forever.
But I’ll shut up for now.
Save the rest
for my soon-to-be published memoir.
“I Can Stand It.”
Okay, one last thing I need to address...
the horrid practice of mic dropping.
May I say that I and my fellow mic stands
consider this an appalling, ludicrous practice.
A cruelty visited on our friends
that we've sworn to protect.
See you at the Hall…
or not at all.
Published 31st Jul 2018
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Inspired by the "Personification" competition.
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31st Jul 2018 2:21pm
Terrific personification...the big Mike era is almost gone with the wave of new wireless technology
31st Jul 2018 2:52pm
Thank you Tim! Yeah I guess they now use mics on Broadway that mount on your forehead. I've heard it said that those abcient ribbon mics had super fine sound quality.
31st Jul 2018 2:51pm
Mic Stand, never heard of him.
Must be some new wave, bebop,
hip hop, technorock, jock.
Nice, speaking for the masses,
now left in the ashes.
Must be some new wave, bebop,
hip hop, technorock, jock.
Nice, speaking for the masses,
now left in the ashes.
31st Jul 2018 2:57pm
Ha ha! He's a shy unassuming character...a bit stiff to tell the truth.
1st Aug 2018 00:42am
The mic stand, even if a device of the past, still has many a tale to tell. Great personification subject, Gahdess. Good luck with the comp!
1st Aug 2018 1:14am
Thank you Sir Crow! I researched the mic used for the 1938 Goodman gig but I kinda guessed what the stand may have been. In fact there's a controversy of whether there were three mics used or just one ovrt the podium. A recording of the concert was released in 1950.
