Challenge

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Alan,, You made me laugh! =20

First Paragraph,, been there, done that, many times but I'm here to stay =
anyway...........=20

    Second Paragraph,,, Wrong thing to play, Navy and Army are only =
grateful when they're saving each other's a**es.=20
    You're in the Army Now,, is just too grim a reminder for most.=20

    They may be of a new generation, but that doesn't mean their =
Commanders are ever going to let them forget the Army Tradition,,,,,,or =
history for that matter either..... If they did, then they'd be derelict =
in their duty.

    I'm glad the piano sounded so good, though.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Alan R. Barnard=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:27 PM
  Subject: Challenge


  Tune a Hamilton studio on an open stage with very poor lighting in an =
auditorium filled with Army recruits and their sergeants having various =
discussions and enthusiastic "YES, SIR!"s while a giant floor fan is =
cranking out a moderate and noisy hurricane, doors are opening and =
closing, people coming, going, and asking you questions.

  When I had all but bass unisons done, I played "Anchors Aweigh." =
Everyone stopped and was dead silent. My voice, mysteriously projecting =
out from behind the piano, said, "I was in the Navy." Big laugh. Then I =
played "You're In the Army Now." No reaction; wrong generation. Realized =
NOT ONE of the people in that room and very few in the entire U.S. Army =
were even alive when I was in the Navy! Ouch.

  Everyone left just as I was finishing bass unisons. Piano sounds =
pretty durn good, if I do say so. One for the memoirs.

  Alan Barnard

  P.S. Before someone says, "Why, you idiot, why didn't you ... " please =
note that rescheduling wasn't an option and there was nowhere to move =
the piano.

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