Have you ever been on television?

My big opportunity came when I was in high school. I had been chosen from the members of my church handbell choir to play a solo at a local art museum at Christmas time, and it would be filmed for the evening news. The tune was Lo How a Rose Er Blooming. (I didn't pick it. I would have preferred Jingle Bells.) The bells I needed for the solo were marked with ribbons so after the group played I could easily grab the ones I needed. The cameras started rolling and I started playing, hand over hand, note after note. I was on my way to local handbell glory. (In case you didn't know there was such a thing, now you do.) Slowly, a small string from a frayed ribbon-end started unraveling. As I played hand over hand the string started wrapping around my wrists more and more until midway through the song I could no longer set down those handbells to pick up anymore. I literally could not disconnect them from my body. I just had to stand there arms immobilized and song unfinished. Stupid ribbons.

I don't actually remember what ended up airing on the news but I don't remember it being particularly harrowing. Maybe they just showed a snippet of it.

If any of you were ever on TV, I hope you fared better.

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