To music lovers everywhere

[RonMc]

I don't blame this guy, it is definitely not music, just a noise, and totally out of order;
http://www.aol.co.uk/video/hotel-guest- ... 5509237_uk

[Danny Mitchell]

I've been that guy
When my upstairs neighbours went on holiday and their young son decided to stage a rave
Murder Polis!

[mick hearn]

I have not been on the receiving end but was certainly an instigator in the early hours of the morning.

As some of you may know I was a copper for 30 years and a lot of that time was in Sudbury. Dolly Parton was on tour and her and her band stayed one night at the Swan Hotel at Lavenham which is about 6 miles from Sudbury. I was on night shift and teamed up with another and I told him that we needed to do a bar check at the hotel. He was eager once I explained.
Having gained access I ended up having a jam session with the band on acoustic guitars in the bar. It was great. I had only just handed the guitar back when an irate guest and his wife came down complaining of the noise. Quickly jumping in to official mood I said "That's why we are here sir. I think things will be quieter now. " "Thank you officer" was the reply and he retreated to his room. We all had a giggle and then I bid a hasty retreat.

Mind you - it was a treat I never would have missed.

[Danny Mitchell]

Ha Ha! That's a great story Mick
A Copper Steelie with a neck of Brass
Definitely a case of a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
Thanks for 'fessin up

[Jif]

Great story Mick, reminded me of a Marx Bros story you may have heard.

Whilst they were working on one of their films they were staying in a swanky hotel where Chico and Harpo used to entertain the guests in the evenings in the bar with their antics on the piano. Unfortunately Groucho had the suite above the bar and was getting increasingly annoyed with the racket they were making as he was trying to concentrate on writing scripts for the film.

So after appealing to their better nature which of course made them play louder, one evening he hired and quietly smuggled an orchestra into his suite, when they started playing that night, you guessed it, the orchestra fired up and drowned them out

[mick hearn]

Would you believe it? Saw the following message in my YouTube video of "Georgia on my Mind" - 'I'm glad the hours that I spent in a patrol car while you jammed with Dolly Parton weren't wasted then Mick.' He was was my observer that night. Years after the event and out of the blue. Brilliant.