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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not me--I like high humidity too =
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joy to live in Sinus Gulch--in the Mississippi Valley!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 07, 2003 =
10:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pianos In =
Iraq</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 4/7/03 9:34:07 AM Central =
Daylight Time,
<A href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">rrg@unlv.edu</A> writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">As Sadam's house of cards quickly comes tumbling down =
the war
has taken a new humorous twist. Fox News has reported several =
times
now that in basrah a group of looters stole a grand piano from a =
hotel and
were pushing it down the street. Hope they don't bust off that =
rear
wheel in a bomb crater!</FONT><FONT lang=0 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" =
face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Rob Goodale, =
RPT</FONT><FONT lang=0
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size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Las =
Vegas, NV</FONT><FONT
lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial =
color=#000000 size=3
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>On NPR several weeks ago they interviewed a =
member of
the Baghdad Symphony Orchestra. It appears that even during the time =
of
suppression under Hussein, classical music was being played and =
listened to.
This got me to thinking. How wonder many pianos there are in Baghdad, =
and if
there is a need for piano tuner/technicians? Any one want to volunteer =
to go
over there after the war is over and set up shop?<BR><BR>Wim
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