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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yeh, more of a stroll than a race.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan
Barnard</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 03, 2006 5:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ragtime was Re: Joplin, MO piano
festival</DIV>
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<DIV>We have a fellow in our St. Louis chapter (Beau Moses) who is
employed at the Scott Joplin House (museum) to play, you guessed it, mostly
rags.</DIV>
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<DIV>I love ragtime but most people play it way, way, wayyyyyy too fast.</DIV>
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<DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV>
<DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV>
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<A title=jim@pianoguy.com href="mailto:jim@pianoguy.com">Jim</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 04/03/2006 2:54:23 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Joplin, MO piano
festival</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ragtime!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wow . . I don't know anyone who still plays ragtime, other
than John Arpin from Canada. . . </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>My dad started the Ragtime Society in the early sixties,
and ran it with some friends for a couple of decades . . </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>He has tons of original Rags, and repros, albums etc . . .
great stuff ( I play some Joplin, Scott & Lamb as well )
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<DIV><FONT size=2>keep practicing . . </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV>
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