October 27, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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Halloween Frightmares: Newspaper Headline of Horror


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Musicians that make noticeable mistakes in concert make easy targets for the discerning music critic. Some critics might even go so far as to name the perpetraitor in print, publicly shaming the instigator.

Some of the greatest concert halls in the world are pockmarked with good intentions. Horn cracks, clams, yodels and splee-ahs in particular can be quite spectacular.

In a satirical look at a nightmare headline posted last May, the Halloween Photoshop spectres imagine a doomsday headline that would be any musician’s worst Halloween nightmare.

BRUCE HEMBD is a web marketing developer by day who plays French horn professionally at night.» More information about Bruce Hembd » More articles by Bruce Hembd » Contact

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Halloween Frightmares: Newspaper Headline of Horror
Published on October 27, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Humor   |   Clams, Halloween horns, Orchestra
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