After Jon Lord passed recently he found himself walking around in the clouds. After a little while, he heard the unmistakable sound of one saying "check....check......check" into a microphone. He followed the sound thru the clouds, and found himself on a huge stage.

Looking around, he started seeing faces he recognized. There was John Entwistle tuning up a bass guitar. Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse are doing vocal warmups together. On the other side of the stage, Randy Rhodes, Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix are tuning up and trading blues licks.

Stunned by the scene, he finally noticed a skinny pale faced Brian Jones standing next to him. Brian says "there's a nice vintage B3 plugged into a classic Leslie all ready for you Jon". Jon turned to Brian with a tear in his eye and says "so this is rock n roll heaven?". Brian, obviously high on something, mumbles "not exactly.

Right then Karen Carpenter walks in and sits down at the drums and says "Ok.....Close To You....1...2...3




Randy

I've got one close to Randy's  but can't be repeated on a family forum.

Q.)  What's the difference between a dead skunk on the side of the road and a dead Euphonium player on the side of the road?
 
A.)  The skunk was on his way to a gig!

eu·pho·ni·um

   /yuˈfoʊniəm/ [yoo-foh-nee-uhm]
noun
 
a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider bore and mellower tone, and often having a second bell.

 
For others that might have been curious.

Q. What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A. A Drummer.
Here is one thing you will never hear a drummer say. “Hey guys let’s do one of my songs”
Q. What is black and blue and lying in a ditch?
A. A guitar player that told too many drummer jokes.
Q. What do you call a trombone player with a business card?
A. an optimist

Q.)  What do a drum solo and an orgasim have in common?
 
A.)  You know it's gonna happen and there's nothing you can do to stop it!