<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi Gang</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tonight I am writing to you from Birmingham, AL. Tomorrow morning Jan and I fly to Hawaii to start a new life. It has been, to say the least, a very exciting three months since I was fired. Who would have thought that at my age, (Sunday was my 62nd birthday), I would be starting a new tuning business. But for some reason, I guess this is where God, or someone, wants me to be. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As I get accustomed to more humidity, and almost constant temperature, I am sure I will find new and exciting problems with pianos. I will keep you guys informed, and get answers when needed. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And just in case any of you are interested, there is already talk of the Hawaii chapter hosting a seminar. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, Hawaii<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Author, "The Business of Piano Tuning".<BR>available from Potter Press.<BR>www.pianotuning.com</FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>