Richard, Zounds! Uh-pun my word! At 05:34 PM 1/27/97 -0600, you wrote: >Horace > >You wrote... > > "And, it would probably have had the "Pomona" model action..." > >Don't you mean Pu-moana action? > I strongly suspect that most of our colleagues are betwee the "PU" and the "moana" about now. It's their pun-ishment for something or other. >Regarding three dot journalism... The Great Herb Caen of the San Francisco >Chron. (his word) used to ask that question, "is three dot journalism >dead?" Surely you have been reading the Chron, or perhaps early editions >of the New York Tribune? So who gets the credit for ... ? > Actually, if one person were to be given credit(?) for the development of three dot journalism, it would have to be Walter Winchell. He would also have to be in the running for the inventor of the sound bite, as well. Herb is a great three-dotter, but he learned from the master. The editor of the New York Tribune, to whom you refer, would have been genetically incapable of writing anything so concise as three dot. On the other hand, he owned the store, so he did what he pleased. Perhaps we otta dotter on outta here. >Richard Moody > >igpae atinlae orfay verai > yoai ayvey Best. Horace >> From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU> >> To: pianotech@byu.edu >> Subject: Re: The use of Vulgate on the net. >> Date: Monday, January 27, 1997 4:34 PM >> >> Richard, >> >> At 10:41 PM 1/25/97 -0600, you wrote: >> >Given all the mergers of piano companies, do you suppose Estey-Lauter >could >> >have emerged?? >> >Imagine posting to rmmp. ( rec.music.maker.piano) ...." Seeking info on >> >Estey-Lauter, Olfax, N.J. Upright Grand ." >> >> Surely, such an instrument would have to be an "Upright Concert Grand >> Pianoforte". And, it would probably have had the "Pomona" model action >> from the house of Morris & Ashley. The case design, would, of course >have >> been done by Silvertone/Tadema with execution by the Grace L. Ferguson >> Airline and Chainsaw Art Company. >> >> > ,,,,Stay tuned..... Aunt >> >Anna should send this one. >> >> Well, someone's Aunt Anna should, anyway. >> >> Who says three dot journalism is dead? >> >> Horace >> >> >> >> >Richard Moody >> > >> > >> >---------- >> >From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@leland.Stanford.EDU> >> >To: pianotech@byu.edu >> >Subject: The use of Vulgate on the net. >> >Date: Friday, January 24, 1997 8:22 PM >> >snip... >> >Oh, I almost forgot. Since we had so many wonderful responses re: the >> >concrete piano (Stoneway, Mason, etc.), I found myself wondering if the >> >instrument in question was not simply Lauter than the others... >> > >> >I'm sorry. Really, I am. >> > >> >Well, apologetic, if not contrite. >> > >> > >> >Best to all. >> > >> >Film at 11. >> > >> >Horace >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Horace Greeley >> >> Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. >> >> Stanford University >> email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu >> voice mail: 415.725.9062 >> LiNCS help line: 415.725.4627 > > Horace Greeley Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes. Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 415.725.9062 LiNCS help line: 415.725.4627
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