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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan,, You made me laugh! =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First Paragraph,, been there, done =
that, many times
but I'm here to stay anyway........... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Second Paragraph,,, =
Wrong thing
to play, Navy and Army are only grateful when they're saving each =
other's a**es.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> You're in the Army =
Now,, is just
too grim a reminder for most. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> They may be of a new =
generation,
but that doesn't mean their Commanders are ever going to let them forget =
the
Army Tradition,,,,,,or history for that matter either..... If they did, =
then
they'd be derelict in their duty.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm glad the piano =
sounded so
good, though.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mathstar@salemnet.com =
href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R.
Barnard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 16, =
2002 7:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Challenge</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tune a Hamilton studio on an =
open stage with
very poor lighting in an auditorium filled with Army recruits and =
their
sergeants having various discussions and enthusiastic "YES, SIR!"s =
while a
giant floor fan is cranking out a moderate and noisy hurricane, doors =
are
opening and closing, people coming, going, and asking you
questions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I had all but bass unisons done, =
I played
"Anchors Aweigh." Everyone stopped and was dead silent. My voice, =
mysteriously
projecting out from behind the piano, said, "I was in the Navy." Big =
laugh.
Then I played "You're In the Army Now." No reaction; wrong generation. =
Realized NOT ONE of the people in that room and very few in the entire =
U.S.
Army were even alive when I was in the Navy! Ouch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Everyone left just as I was finishing =
bass
unisons. Piano sounds pretty durn good, if I do say so. One for the
memoirs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. Before someone says, "Why, you =
idiot, why
didn't you ... " please note that rescheduling wasn't an option and =
there was
nowhere to move the piano.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>