Some people just don’t have good peripheral vision

A conductor became deathly sick one night just a few hours before a big concert. The orchestra needed a substitute, fast — and the only person willing to step in was the last chair violist. He conducted the concert, and it was a massive critical success. The next day the conductor was STILL sick, so the violist conducted again with the same smashing results. By the next concert, however, the conductor had recovered. He retook his place at the podium, and the violist went back to his seat. As he sat down, his stand partner glanced over and said,

“Hey, where’ve you been the last couple days?”