<font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'>No<font color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">w thats funny Dave!<br> <br> <div style="clear:both"><font color="royalblue" size="1"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin RPT-</font><br> </font></font></b></font><font color="royalblue" size="1"><font color="blueviolet"><b><font color="black" size="2"><font size="1"></font></font></b></font></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><font size="1"><font color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black">Mason & Hamlin</font>/Steinway/<font color="black">U.S pianos</font><br> </font><font color="mediumblue">Pre-hung Ronsen hammer sets/Abel parts</font></font><br> </font>Sitka Soundboards & Supplies<br> <font color="black">WWW.Erwinspiano.com</font><br> <font color="crimson">209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Porritt <dmporritt@gmail.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 7:29 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_f9f9701e-0965-4ea2-b6bb-6764d0ac878b"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_1_f9f9701e-0965-4ea2-b6bb-6764d0ac878b td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; 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color:#1F497D; text-decoration:none none;} #AOLMsgPart_1_f9f9701e-0965-4ea2-b6bb-6764d0ac878b span.BalloonTextChar {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text"; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} #AOLMsgPart_1_f9f9701e-0965-4ea2-b6bb-6764d0ac878b .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #AOLMsgPart_1_f9f9701e-0965-4ea2-b6bb-6764d0ac878b div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">My wife liked the kazoo!</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">In the software changeover the list of members who have a “lighter side” was lost so they had to send the kazoo to everyone including both the “lighter side” list and the “curmudgeon list”.  I’ll offer to work with the Home Office to recreate those two lists!</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">dp</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">______________________</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">David M. Porritt</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:dmporritt@gmail.com">dmporritt@gmail.com</a></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Monroe<br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:25 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest</span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal">All due respect folks, but, really?</div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal">An extremely inexpensive attempt at introducing some levity into the convention via the registration process/making funny video's is made, and is met with this kind of vitriol, directed at our leadership?  I would suggest that to someone who has no prejudices against the "leadership", this appears as though folks are really looking hard for reasons to not like them.  And - I would guess this is something produced by the Institute Committee, rather than the "leadership."</div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal">Lighten up, it's two tongue depressors and a piece of paper to introduce some humor.  Is it really such a cataclysmic event that it needs this kind of ire?  I don't really think so.  Lighten up folks.</div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal">William R. Monroe</div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Barbara Richmond <<a href="mailto:piano57@comcast.net">piano57@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">It is very strange.  Perhaps there is some nifty tool that can be made with the tongue depressors....   :-)<br> <br> Barbara Richmond, RPT<br> near Peoria, Illinois</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:">"Dale Erwin" <<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">erwinspiano@aol.com</a>><br> <b>To: </b><a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>, <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> <b>Sent: </b>Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:04:46 AM</span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"><br> <b>Subject: </b>Re: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest</span></div> </div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Yeah and why? 4k members times how much?</span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Dale Erwin RPT-</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br> </span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S pianos<br> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Pre-hung Ronsen hammer sets/Abel parts</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Sitka Soundboards & Supplies<br> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><a target="_blank" href="http://WWW.Erwinspiano.com">WWW.Erwinspiano.com</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><a>209-577-8397</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"><br> <tt> </tt></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"><br> <tt>  </tt></span><span style="font-family:"></span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"> </span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 8:14 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest</span></div> <div><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">I suppose all of you have recieved the totally juvenile Kazoo Kit with your</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">Journal. I'm wondering where that came from? Sheesh!</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">Joe</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy"> </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy"> </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">Captain of the Tool Police</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy">Squares R I</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:navy"> </span></tt></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </font></font>