<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Boo.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Whatever happened to "live" entertainment and real musical instruments?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rant, rant.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV>Salem, MO</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net = href="mailto:kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net">Kevin E. Ramsey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 13, 2003 = 10:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: American Music = Awards</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>    I'm glad you enjoyed it Jack, = from what I've gathered, Elton uses a hollowed out Yamaha, which is equipped = with a digital keyboard nowadays. It says Yamaha on the side now, though. = Some Musicians; although, I'm not saying Elton is one of them, also tape = their performances.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>    Kevin E. Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=JackHouweling@dccnet.com href="mailto:JackHouweling@dccnet.com">Jack Houweling</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 13, = 2003 9:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> American Music = Awards</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Watching the American Music Awards tonight and = on stage is Elton John is playing a </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>YAMAHA.  Great marketing. Does he get to = pick his piano or is that his favorite?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=2>Jack</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>