<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ah, but you miss the point my friend.  You may recall the infamous piano trebuchet scene on Northern Exposure where Chris points out so eloquently, "It's not <U>what</U> you fling, it's the <U>fling itself</U>".  How true it is.  Search YouTube for that one, it's there.  Another great example is something we do quite frequently here in Las Vegas, imploding hotels.  Half the population shows up for a tailgate party and cheers as it comes crashing down in a giant puff of logic.  It's that primitive and instinctive enjoyment of witnessing destruction.  Any demolition derby fan or driver will tell you; it's not the prey, it's the hunt.  So get out that big ax or sledge, tie a rope to your truck bumper, find a steep cliff, a tall building, or gather a rowdy crowd with a beer keg and lighter fluid, and drink a final farewell toast to that ol'   <EM>"Nobody & Sons"</EM>  upright.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kswafford@gmail.com href="mailto:kswafford@gmail.com">Kent Swafford</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway YouTube videos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'll admit to a certain fascination with the videos of pianos being hurled through the air, although why they must be on fire at the time is beyond me. But simply destroying one? What's the big deal? It's not like that takes any skill. And I suppose that a video of piano being torn down for rebuild would be boring, boring, although the skill involved is considerable. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As for the YouTube videos at Steinway, the link to the William Kapell and Glenn Gould videos by themselves should be worth a click.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Kent</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>