THE HALL OF FAMOUS JOKES
presents

The Violinist

     A violinist is playing a concert at Carnegie Hall. He finishes the piece. Voices in the audience shout, "Again! Play it again!"
     The violinist is pleased. He plays the piece all the way through a second time.
     "Again!" the voices shout once more. "Play it again!"
     The musician's self-satisfaction knows no bounds: this is Carnegie Hall, and I'm asked to play not one, but two encores?
     When he finishes, the voices rise yet a third time, and the same thing happens after several more repetitions.
     Incredulous, the violinist finally walks to the front of the stage and addresses the audience: "Seven encores of the same piece at Carnegie Hall? It's unheard of! Am I that good?"
     The audience members shout as one voice:
                                   "You'll do it until you get it right!"