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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My guess is that he thought he was =
calling a
business and that no one would be there to pick up the phone - he may =
have not
wanted to talk to you either. Maybe because he figured you would cut him =
off
right at the get-go (experience?) - even though he is "Damn Good". Now =
why he
would give a recorded phone audition from NC to someone in Las Vegas, =
you got
me. Maybe he wants to work on the Las Vegas strip? Maybe he just simply =
had too
much to drink. Hey, its better than getting the "snapping rottweiler =
stuck in
the piano" call!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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=rrg@unlv.nevada.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.nevada.edu">Rob =
Goodale</A>
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<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> Saturday, June 19, 2004 =
11:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piano recital =
long-distance at
1:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got the most bizzare phone call =
this
morning. I was totaly asleep, 1:45 AM local time, (Las =
Vegas). I
am awakened by the phone ringing and I wander down the hall to the =
answering
machine to see who could possibly be calling at that hour. After =
the
record tone there is piano music. Good piano music mind you, but =
not
good at 1:45 AM. I'm muling in my head what local =
technician could
be playing this cruel joke, (We just had a PTG meeting). When =
the music
stops it is not at all what I would have guessed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some guy I have never heard of comes =
on and talks
about what a great piano player he is and that he is looking for a =
job.
He says he lives in North Carolina, (It would be 4:45 AM there), and =
is
literally auditioning over the phone. I had no desire to talk to =
the guy
so I didn't pick up the phone. He continues on to say that =
he is
"Damn Good" and that if anyone is looking for a piano player to please =
give
him a call. "Even if the answer is no please call me". At =
that
point I almost picked it up to tell him where to stick his piano but I =
was
really too tired to get into it. A few thoughts: =
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>What =
idiot would call</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2> at 1:45 AM, </FONT><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>audition over
the phone thinking I would care, and then </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>actualy think that I would now be willing to help him get a =
job 3,500
miles away?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>His name is Bill Ansel of Cary, NC. =
Anyone ever
hear of this guy? Anyone else get a call like this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas
NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>