<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Hi Dave</DIV> <DIV>  Thanks for the heart felt & self effacing post. Very thoughtful & enlightening. </DIV> <DIV>   I have found that People are people for the most part & I find when I'm doing my best to live out of my heart the social/financial distinctions tend to fade into the background. People by in large like being treated with kindness & respect no matter who they are.  I have worked for many folks of means and just being your self allows them to do the same. Some truly feel self conscious about their position of blessing in life.  I know ..I've met some. By in large I have been treated like a visiting prince by all most all of great means that  I've worked for.</DIV> <DIV>  As Piano/harpsichord teacher  Laurette Goldberg once said. <STRONG>"The arts float on a sea of money</STRONG>"  I try not to forget this.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>The truth is, I'm far happier doing what I do now than I ever was living in a gilded cage.  Being an autonomous human being/piano technician is something you should never take for granted.  If you've ever given it up, you'll know what I mean.<BR><BR>Sorry for the long post.  Thanks for reading.<BR><BR>Dave Stahl<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>