<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good for you, Alan. I used to do some = work at the 29 Palms MCAGCC, but I never had an audience like that. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Snappy commentary, by the = way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</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, April 14, 2003 = 7:49 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> On Stage & Off = Topic</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I got something today that I'll bet very few tuners = EVER got.<BR><BR>Location: Fort Leonard Wood Army Base. Auditorium of huge reception and<BR>processing building for new recruits. Room is crowded = with troops waiting<BR>for ... something.<BR><BR>Set-up: Enter the piano = tech (me) walking onto the stage with folded tilter.<BR>Open curtain to reveal = Hamilton piano with missing front caster and cracked<BR>up bass bridge. Begin assembling tilter. Notice that all conversation has<BR>stopped and = everyone is looking at me.<BR><BR>Action: Never able to resist an audience, I = address the troops: "This piece<BR>of equipment," I announce, "is the T-17 Vertical-to-Horizontal Heavy-Object<BR>Tactical Load Shifter." A young = lady raises her hand: "What does it do,<BR>Sir?" she asks. "Allow me to demonstrate." says I. Using grand mutes to<BR>block the rear casters, = I quickly roll the tilter into position, grab the<BR>top of the piano, = and deftly lay it down.<BR><BR>The crowd roars: A standing = O.<BR><BR>Huzzah, huzzah.<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, = MO<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotec= h list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>