September 11, 2001

[Susan Kline]

Joe, thanks for your post. I have been horrendously late (canceled one
day completely) since the morning of the 11th. Two hours late as I
write ... I do phone ahead, though. Really, there's no excuse for it,
since staying right up to date on events is not required of me, while
piano work is. But the grief and rage, as Joe describes, shake everything
up, and change priorities.

I think that your armband gesture is a very good one. I doubt that
we can get every one of these people, even with the wholehearted aid
of most of the rest of the world. But we don't owe them long, elaborate
court cases, either. In war, one does not read rights or give free
legal assistance to the opposing forces.

Susan

At 09:40 AM 9/13/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>List,
>As I sit in front of my computer, late for my first appointment of the day,
>I search for the words that I need to get out. Please excuse the rant, but,
>like many others, I need to get it out. My mood, the last few days, has been
>wild swings between barely controllable rage to barely controllable sorrow.
>I'm sure that many of you are experiencing the same.
>I have on my sleeve a 1/2" BLACK strip of action cloth. It is tied in a
>square note, (not some sissy bow). This symbolizes, to me, the sorrow I feel
>and the resolve that I have. The Felt symbolizes the fact that, without it
>our dearly beloved pianos would not have life or beauty. It's color
>symbolizes my grief and my rage. I will continue to wear it until every last
>S.O.B. that had anything to do with this horrible event, has been
>annihilated. (not "brought to justice" as the doves have suggested. They do
>not deserve the courtesy/right of JUSTICE).
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)