apoch003 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) In parades, we always had staff squirting lemon-water in our mouths just before we'd play a tune. But you can't do that on the field. Especially, if you're in B or A class. Man! You had to perform in broad daylight in the middle of summer! I can imagine that guard and the battery can still perform normally, but if you're a horn player, cotton mouth is devastating. Lips gotta be wet to make noise. What were your corps cotton-mouth cures? Edited May 14, 2007 by apoch003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpt43 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Try a mouthwash called biotene. Designed for dry mouth situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apoch003 Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Try a mouthwash called biotene. Designed for dry mouth situations. They didn't have biotene in 1980, dufus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromeyBush Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I usually chew gum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMystreaux Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) I just stopped drinking a lot of tequila the night before. :P Edited May 15, 2007 by TXMystreaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A27Lancer Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Dry-mouth was always a problem. Water and Gatorade were extremely hard to come by when we were on tour. It's a wonder we didn't have dehydration problems. The only thing that worked for me was to place a small lemon drop between the gum and cheek. Biotene is great!! We always have it backstage during performances at my theater company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellrks Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I did it the old school way. Just conjure up some spit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnoise Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I just put my horn up and keep playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George82 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 A trick I learned as a member of the Cadets. We used to take a swig of straight lemon juice right before performance. It turned out to be a surefire cure for cottonmouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpt43 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) They didn't have biotene in 1980, dufus! SORRY! I thought you were talking about now. Didn't mean to offend! I simply misread what forum I was in. Edited May 17, 2007 by tpt43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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