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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi all. Just wanted to give you an update on my
experience at the prison today. It’s a very nice federal
correctional institute here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bastrop</st1:place></st1:City>
and is actually one of the “most requested” prisons in the country.
(I’m not suggesting any of you plan a long stay there!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The guard at the front was very picky about what I could
carry into the facility. I had to formally check out a screwdriver for
two hours after I entered! He also didn’t like my pocket PC which
has my Cybertuner (no recording equipment allowed) but he let it slide.
My good friend the chaplain stayed by my side for two whole pianos (pitch
raises included) and I was very grateful. The inmates working in the room
were amazed at the process and I had an audience the entire time. Kind of
unnerving when you’re trying to tune and five (male) prisoners are
standing right behind you! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The part that really surprised me was that the inmates were
extremely nice. Very polite, helpful, interested in taking care of the
pianos and humidity systems and basically starved for interaction with someone
from the “outside”. Many of them play the piano and one knew
as much about music theory as some of us. All in all, a good experience
and lots of appreciative piano players.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Have a good one! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>Michelle
Smith<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>Smith Piano
Service<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>Bastrop</span></font></st1:City><font
color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span style='font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";
color:blue'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
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color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>(512)
466-0238<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=blue face="Tempus Sans ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>michelle@cdaustin.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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