A TV segment producer, looking back at memorable stories covered last year, cited the performance of a string ensemble in the desert. He talked about how difficult it was to lug TV gear across the desert but noted that it must have been even more difficult to be the musician who had to lug a double bass all that way.
Although I've never lugged a bass across a desert, I've carried it plenty of other places. I was impressed that he acknowledged a bass's relative lack of portability.
