Word: gooschepeix
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...lounges. Scattered and chatting about were some 20 of the world's greatest musicians. Conductor Walter Damrosch snoozed comfortably in an armchair until Pianist Bauer wakened him to supervise the Bach relay. Thus began an exciting evening of which the climax was the introduction of the so-called Gooschepeix Foolyphone,* an ominous engine-like instrument with coils, levers and pipes. Painstakingly oiled by celebrities in overalls, the contraption exploded after a few dismal howlings and was hung with an "Out of Order" sign. Serious peaks were reached by Baritone Emilio de Gogorza who sang a Gluck aria...
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