[estephan500]

You know, watching it on TV, for a second I thought that the trumpeter had missed notes, but then I realized that he was playing it a way that is a slight bit different from the last time I saw it live long ago.  Namely, I think he "stops" just a few specific notes in the melody rather than letting them trail off.  I realized later it's just a different style of playing it, but since I hadn't heard it before, I assumed it was a hiccup.

And yep, that is about as hardcore pressure as you can get on a performer, and even if he did hiccup a bit, he gets a pass from me. I recall reading about how the bugler at JFK's funeral did a stutter in his taps.

[estephan500]

You know, watching it on TV, for a second I thought that the trumpeter had missed notes, but then I realized that he was playing it a way that is a slight bit different from the last time I saw it live long ago.  Namely, I think he "stops" just a few specific notes in the melody rather than letting them trail off.  I realized later it's just a different style of playing it, but since I hadn't heard it before, I assumed it was a hiccup.

And yep, that is about as hardcore pressure as you can get on a performer, and even if he did hiccup a bit, he gets a pass from me. I recall reading about how the bugler at JFK's funeral did a stutter in his taps.