Dave Arthur

Darthur

Dave

Dave Arthur - Trombone & one of The Fergusongs

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Trombonist, Dave Arthur, "Darthur", presently holds the record in the Roadkill Blog for citations of outrageous behaviour. His ability to make us laugh is matched only by his propensity for incurring inadvertent physical damage to himself, thus ensuring that life on the road with Dave is never, ever dull.

1. If you were not a musician what would you be?

Fighter pilot

2. If you could have a dinner party with any four figures from history whom would you invite?

Churchill, Hitler, Mark Twain and Henry Mancini.

3. If you could live during any time period at all what would it be?

The present.

4. If you could have one movie prop for your very own what would you choose?

The F-14 in Top Gun

5. Favourite movie?

Two equally. “Operation Petticoat” (Cary Grant) and “The man who would be king” (Sean Connery, Michael Caine).

6. Favourite book or author?

Any aviation history book (must have lotsa pictures).

7. What is your most treasured possession?

A 1/72nd scale model of a Lancaster bomber that my dad made for me when was 9.

8. What is your motto?

“Never have a motto” or “Make the best of it while you can…you’re dead for a long, long time”.

9. Favourite word?

#%$&!

10. What is your most marked characteristic?

Loves to laugh.

11. Which historical or fictional figure do you most identify with?

Churchill

12. What is your favourite indulgence?

Going hunting at flea markets.

13.If you could have personally witnessed any one event in history what would you like it to have been?

The first moon landing.

14. If you could possess one supernatural ability what would it be?

To fly like Superman.

15. If you were to cast any actor, living or dead, to play you in a film, who would you select?

Sam Elliott or Ethel Merman.

16. What would the title of your autobiography be?

“My body, a temple”.

17. If you could eat as much as you want of any one food with absolutely no ill effect, what food would you choose?

Grilled cheese sandwiches.

18. Favourite season?

Mid summer, no mosquitos.

19. If you could have a jam session with any three musicians in history who would you choose?

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pete Beaudoin, Mark Ferguson…me on bass.

20. If you were to have a family crest what symbols would it bear?

A heart (like in playing cards), crossed swords and a dollar sign.

21. What television show, past or present, best represents your life?

M.A.S.H.

22. If you could be on the cover of any magazine, which one would it be and what would the headline be?

Guinness Book of World Records. “The most northern trombone solo on earth”. This is actually a true story.

23. What is your best childhood memory?

Climbing to the top of the oldest and tallest tree in the area on our land in Québec about 150 feet up (to my utter peril) and then viewing my empire below.

24. Pet peeve?

“Nuclear” pronounced “Noo Kyoo Lar”.

25. If you were to fill a time capsule the size of a shoe box, to be opened hundreds of years from now, what would you put inside it to represent your life?

Model airplane, trombone mouthpiece, a sheet of music paper, one of my drawings, my Boy Scout knife, bass string (G of course), milestone event photos, other special photos, my military cap badge (GGFG), the RCMP crest, my dad’s and step brother’s RCAF crests (two eras), a microphone, a flute head joint, a 1970s hippy era combustible, eye glasses, a multi screw driver, car keys, a 1953 penny, a whole bunch of other tiny things and a bottle of Tracy’s favourite yet unpalatable (to me) hot sauce.

There you go folks. I’ve done lengthy essays that required less thought.

Dave