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Symphony Super Bowl

Email|Link|Comments (1) Posted by Geoff Edgers February 7, 2008 03:13 PM

Repeat after me. Tom Brady, you are forgiven. Bill Belichick, it's fine you didn't kick a field goal. We are okay.

Now, turn to the real Super Bowl. The Symphony Bowl.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra takes on the New York Philharmonic. I don't want to tell you what happens, but I can promise this. There will be no Ellis Hobbs in the string section.

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Yeah! Great idea!

The thing is, to determine the "winner", you'd have to have the audience blindfolded before they enter the Hall, so they don't know who's on stage. Then, you'd have to have a selection of identical warhorses played by both orchestras. Then, you'd have to have the audience vote on what orchestra is better, which maestro is superior, which interpretation is better. Tally up the scores and the winners take home the Arturo Toscanini Trophy.

Don't forget to get Peter Schickele to act as host and commentator!

Posted by Don Drewecki February 7, 08 05:06 PM