Mr. Al Horsky
June 18, 1925 - December 27, 2010
The following are quotes as remembered by students of Mr. Horsky. If you have one you would like to add to this list, please Email it.
| "If you didn't want to practice, you should have signed up for basket weaving!" |
| "He who hesitates is lost." |
| "Bunch of Mamby Pamby's." |
| "Girlie, you couldn't find your way out of a wet paper bag." |
| "If you can't play it slow, you can't play it fast." |
| "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." |
| "Prima Donna" |
| "Chief Running Mouth" |
| "Waltzing Matilda" |
| "You march like you're stomping grapes!" |
| When someone dropped an instrument....."That'll make it play an octive higher!" |
| To someone with a bad attitude....."The door swings both ways!" |
| When someone lived close and was late to pracitce....."You could fall out of bed and be here!" |
| Comment directed to sousaphones....."It sounds like you threw up in your horn!" |
| "Gosh darn it, girlie......" |
| "Have baton, will travel" |
| "Jack of all trades....master of none." |
| Referring to the metronome "You'll swear it's getting faster." |
| "To the woodshed with you, young sir!" |
| "If that line is straight, so is my dog's hind leg!" |
| "Don't lollygag around!" |
| "Mad bull in a china shop." |
| "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen baby!" |