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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>My wife liked the kazoo!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>dp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dmporritt@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Monroe<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All due respect folks, but, really?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p 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."<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p 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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>William R. Monroe<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Barbara Richmond <<a href="mailto:piano57@comcast.net">piano57@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Dale Erwin" <<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com" target="_blank">erwinspiano@aol.com</a>><br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>, <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:04:46 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Yeah and why? 4k members times how much?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin RPT-</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S pianos<br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Pre-hung Ronsen hammer sets/Abel parts</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'>Sitka Soundboards & Supplies<br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><a href="http://WWW.Erwinspiano.com" target="_blank">WWW.Erwinspiano.com</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:crimson'><a href="tel:209-577-8397" target="_blank">209-577-8397</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:darkgreen'><br><tt> </tt></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:navy'><br><tt> </tt></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>><br>To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 8:14 pm<br>Subject: [pianotech] Kazoo Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>I suppose all of you have recieved the totally juvenile Kazoo Kit with your<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>Journal. I'm wondering where that came from? Sheesh!<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>Captain of the Tool Police<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'>Squares R I<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>