While searching the newspaper archives for interesting saxophone stories from the early part of the 20th century, I happened to come across some interesting quips about our instrument. I offer them here for your consideration and pondering.These saxophone quips are of course a reflection of their time, but I’m not so sure that a couple of them couldn’t be found in the routines of stand-up comics today.<\/p>\n
The first is from Dubuque, Iowa’s The Telegraph-Harold<\/em>. The year is 1936, and the day is New Year’s.<\/p>\n A famous musician tells us that the saxophone arouses evil passions, but you can say that about the auto horn.<\/p>\n Source: The Telegraph Harold, January 1, 1936<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The next is also from 1936. This comical exchange as well, could easily find itself in the repertoire of a stand-up comic.<\/p>\n “I’m happy because I’ve just done away with a saxophone player.”<\/p>\n “Good heavens, what will you get?”<\/p>\n “Sleep.”<\/p>\n Source: Youngstown Vindicator,<\/em> May 13, 1936<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I could have seen the late Phyllis Diller delivering that joke. After all she also played saxophone, and she could play her Buescher True Tone curvy<\/a> very badly\u2014especially when she needed to… \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n