slide_advantage_redoux Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Musician's Ashes Buried in Clarinet By Associated Press Wed Jun 21, 7:47 PM WINONA, Minn. - Roger Busdicker went out on a high note. When Busdicker, often seen playing his ebony-and-silver clarinet, died last week at the age of 88, his daughters thought it befitting to have his cremated remains buried in the instrument. "One of my sisters found the clarinet in a closet," said Sue Enger, of New Richmond, Wis., one of Busdicker's daughters. "All three of us decided it would be appropriate to bury his ashes in it." Sure, their father could play the saxophone and other instruments, "but he had played that clarinet for more than 50 years," Enger said. He played Benny Goodman tapes in his car. "They just thought this was so proper, that their dad went into the clarinet," said Noreen Busdicker of Minneapolis, who's married to Roger's brother, Gordon. "What didn't fit in the clarinet went into the lining of the case." Roger Busdicker toured with the Hal Leonard Orchestra in the 1930s and '40s before becoming a music teacher in Winona schools. He later co-founded and ran a sheet-music publishing company until retiring in 1985. He never stopped playing though. "When I was young, we were in municipal band together. Every day or every other day, we'd go to the basement and play band music _ real upbeat music, the kind that made you tap your toes," Enger said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 what kind of clarinet was it? those old ones are fetching good money these days on ebay - somebody get me a shovel - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 How did they keep him from escaping through the holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 It's a circular breathing thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 It's a circular breathing thing... I believe you meant "secular breathing"................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 It's a circular breathing thing... I believe you meant "secular breathing"................. Sure you don't mean secular breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Or secular healing (when I get that feeling). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 (edited) "They just thought this was so proper, that their dad went into the clarinet...." Could have been a much nastier solution had he not been cremated. You know, "you can take dad out of the clarinet, but you can't take the clarinet out of dad"...... Edited July 14, 2006 by Free For All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 "They just thought this was so proper, that their dad went into the clarinet...." Could have been a much nastier solution had he not been cremated. More entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 what kind of clarinet was it? those old ones are fetching good money these days on ebay - somebody get me a shovel - Exactly... plus, somebody could still be playing that clar-.... oh, wait... I doubt that anybody's going to want to play it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 what kind of clarinet was it? those old ones are fetching good money these days on ebay - somebody get me a shovel - You dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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