911 sense of humor-weird call

January 2, 2001

This one just struck my funny bone. Can you imagine taking this call: (Sir,

could you turn that music down in the background?)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The principal trumpet player with the Trenton Symphony

Orchestra collapsed on stage just after performing a solo and died at a

hospital.

M. Tuozzolo, in his late 50s, apparently suffered a heart attack Monday

night while the orchestra was closing its concert with Glenn 's ``In

the Mood'' before an audience of about 2,000 people at the War Memorial

Theater.

``He stood, played the solo flawlessly, and then sat down,'' said

Holly, the orchestra's executive director and conductor. ``A few seconds

later, he dropped the trumpet and fell on the floor.''

A French horn player who was sitting next to Tuozzolo used his cellular phone

to call 911 while cello player Brodie, a physician, joined doctors

from the audience in trying to revive Tuozzolo.

Tuozzolo, a businessman from nearby Hopewell Township and a member of the

orchestra for 35 years, died at a hospital in Trenton.

January 2, 2001

> I find it a sign of the times that the one sitting next to him had

his cell

> phone on his side...(((sigh)))

>

> Doesn't anyone leave those dang things somewhere other than on

their

sides?

> Or in their purse?

If it is any help, mine stays turned off in my briefcase. 99% of the

calls I make (I have no life - seems like I'm either at work or at

home, so I don't receive any calls) are either TC's or DUI's while

I'm driving to or from work. A good thing the local CHP dispatchers

know me anyway.

My wife carries hers much more often as her employer's phone system

does not handle credit card calls gracefully.

Roy Mumaw

CAPD Arroyo Grande

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