Forgot mouthpiece or music

[Brown Mule]

Have you ever gotten to concert, practice, or gig and found you left mouthpiece, music, or valve oil at home?? (At least valve oil can be borrowed.) I now keep mouthpiece and valve oil in glove compartment of all my cars!!!( for several years now)

[Naptown Tuba]

I once went to play an outdoor band concert. Upon playing my first note of warmup, it sounded like an elk. I then realized I had removed my main tuning slide at home to clean it, and had forgotten to put it back in. My mind raced as to what hoses I could remove from my engine that might do the trick. Reality set in quickly as I imagined myself playing the concert, but then not being able to get home. With no other solution, I reluctantly packed up and left (notably embarrassed.)

[Wyvern]

The worst was one time many years ago, the band librarian was away and gave me the music pads for the brass band to take to concert. I put in my garage and completely forgot, going off to the gig without. Someone asked me for the music when I arrived and I realised my dreadful mistake. I was half hour from home and the concert was due to begin in 40 minutes! I drove home at illegally high speed and got back 15 minutes after the concert had been due to begin keeping everyone waiting. I have never been so embarrassed

[bearphonium]

At our first gig this year, I brought the wrong folder. Good thing that there is another sousa player this year who brought the right folder.

I have mouthpieces stashed everywhere.

I wonder what I'll forget next....

[Brown Mule]

I once went to play an outdoor band concert. Upon playing my first note of warmup, it sounded like an elk. I then realized I had removed my main tuning slide at home to clean it, and had forgotten to put it back in. My mind raced as to what hoses I could remove from my engine that might do the trick. Reality set in quickly as I imagined myself playing the concert, but then not being able to get home. With no other solution, I reluctantly packed up and left (notably embarrassed.)

Gave me an idea----------------Think I'll put a section of garden hose and some duct tape in all my cars. One other thing. Two times lately I've gone great distance for concert(SERTEC was one)----------I put a small spare tuba in the trunk in case I had a horn breakdown near concert time---anyone ever done this????

[Ace]

I played trumpet in Barber of Seville in 1954. I forgot the music, and the overture was to start in 30 minutes. I rocketed home, got the book, and entered the pit from the left just as the conductor entered from the right. We shared the audience's applause.

[Bandsman79]

I forgot my tuba once...

Well, it wasn't quite that bad, I asked someone to put it onto the kit truck for me as I was turning up to the gig at the last minute and he forgot.

I still did the gig, but I had to break several of the laws of physics (as well as the speed limit) to get back in time!