Delayed Air Canada flight gets a dose of Klezmer
CBC News
Posted: May 16, 2012 3:37 PM ET
Last Updated: May 16, 2012 5:00 PM ET
When stuck aboard a delayed airplane, there are generally only a small number of socially acceptable behaviours travellers can engage in.
Try to get some shuteye. Thumb through a book. Check a tablet or smartphone. Stare blankly at the seat in front or engage in conversation with a passenger in the adjacent seat.
As a YouTube video posted Wednesday shows, none of these options appealed to members of the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, who were recently on a delayed flight to Frankfurt from Toronto's Pearson International airport.
The group, which describes itself as "Toronto's only Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk Super-Band," decided instead to break out their instruments and delight their fellow passengers with a four-song set.
Were you on this flight? Drop us a line at tonews@cbc.ca to tell us what you thought.
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