I’m not sure how the conversation started, but my co-workers and I were talking about how the noseflute is the second worst instrument in the world. After the saxophone of course.
And then I thought, why not have a little noseflute symphony? It could be a fast and easy way to kill an afternoon.
After a little googling, two things stayed my hand. First, even if you buy in bulk, you can’t really get a noseflute for cheaper than 80 cents, which honestly is a bit steep.
And second, there’s already people who have taken the whole noseflute as performance instrument thing way too far already. In particular, the Vancouver Noseflute Ensemble, and the Slappy Feather Whistle Noseflute Ensemble. Both groups have a flashy flash-intensive webpage.
Looking at the Slappy Feather Whistle site in particular gave me a queasy sort of feeling. The entire group appears to be made up of people with the exact sense of humor of my mother. It’s a Garrison Keiller sort of whimsy, filled with deadpan earnest goofiness.
I worked long and hard to get away from the midwest and those sorts of people.
