It's Happened Again!

 In 1973, the Who were performing at California's Cow Palace. Keith Moon seemed a little 'off' -- but hey, that happens when you mix horse tranquilizers with whiskey before the concert. He slumped over his drums and eventually had to be dragged offstage

     And that's where 19-year-old Scott Halpin stepped in.

     'Can anybody play the drums?' Pete Townsend asked the crowd. Halpin volunteered -- and played the last three songs of the concert. Did a good job, too.

     Wow.

(Here's Moon, when he was (sort of) coherent -- an amazing version of Pinball Wizard.)

Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time. And that happened again recently. The symphony was playing in Sydney, Australia, along to the movie La La Land. Everything seemed normal -- until the conductor stepped out during intermission. 'The pianist is ill. Can anyone sightread -- and play piano?'

    And 21-year-old Sterling Nasa could -- and did.

     Also Wow.

Sightreading - i.e., playing music when you first saw it moments ago -- is not easy. Playing with a symphony is even more difficult -- especially when you have a solo or two.  

Gutsy to volunteer -- incredible to actually accomplish it.

    Nasa is actually an international studies student at the University of Sydney, but plays piano, organ - and the bagpipes. Hmmm... what if a Scottish movie performance needs a helping hand? 

    "Not bad for a Saturday night," added Nasa.