Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey - Trumpet & one of The Fergusongs

Trumpet player Mark Bailey has the soul of an adventurer as demonstrated by his propensity for attaching errant crustaceans to his nose and getting his own posterior wedged in a miniature rocking chair. Mark has gained fame for an uncanny ability to inadvertently order the super size of everything from coffee to Bromo Seltzer. It’s like travelling with Fred Flintstone.

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

An Inmate somewhere.

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

Jesus, Buddha, Paul McCartney, Beethoven.

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

This time period for starters .... I'm not usually here as it is.

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

Superman's cape.

5. Favourite movie?

Wizard Of Oz.

6. Favourite book or author?

Oh ya .... I've heard of those.

7. What is your most treasured possession?

Picture of my dad in uniform.

8. What is your motto?

What day is it today?

9. Favourite word?

Sorry

10. What is your most marked characteristic?

My seriousness about all matters.

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

Richie Cunningham from Happy days.

12. What is your favourite indulgence?

Moderation.

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

Debut of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

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

To fly.

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

Actually, I would like to act the role myself ... I almost have it down.

16. What would the title of your autobiography be?

"I Did It, Their Way"

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

Steak.

18. Favourite season?

Spring.

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

Miles, Dizzy, and Clifford Brown .... before they actually could play their horns.

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

Hockey Sticks and trebel clef's.

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

Outer Limits.

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

Mad Magazine .... "Final Edition ..... Ever.... we promise"

23. What is your best childhood memory?

Christmas Eve's with my family.

24. Pet peeve?

Teen-agers with Cell Phones.

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?

My scrap book.