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<DIV>St. Thomas is a beautiful place, and there are others nearby. St.
Croix and Tortola are equal to it and probably lower in cost. I've spent
many happy afternoons on the beach in Puerto Rico. Dang! I wish you hadn't
mentioned this on a day when I've got to get some things done!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR
***********<BR><BR>On 4/18/01 at 9:57 AM Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Last weeks my wife, Jan, and I were in St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, where I <BR>replaced a pin block on a Steinway B. I
had a great time, working with local <BR>piano tech Ray LaMotta. On Sunday we
toured the island, and one of our stops <BR>was the Frenchman's Reef Marriott
Hotel. It is a wonderful facility, complete <BR>with meeting rooms. Having
just completed the Central West Regional, I <BR>thought about the possibility
of having a seminar in St. Thomas. <BR><BR>This is a letter of inquiry to see
how many of you would be willing to travel <BR>to St. Thomas for a weekend
seminar, which would be tax deductible, and take <BR>a little vacation at the
same time? I am estimating the cost would be around <BR>$1500 per person,
including airfare, hotel, a day cruise on a sail boat, and <BR>the seminar. To
take advantage of lower rates, the seminar would have to be <BR>between May
1st and November 1st. Of course, in the fall there is a risk of
<BR>hurricanes, but then that would be an adventure in itself. <BR><BR>Respond
on the list or privately. I have not planned anything, so there are <BR>no
dates, no instructors, no classes. I'm just seeing who would be willing to
<BR>shell out $1500 for a weekend in St. Thomas. The island is beautiful. The
<BR>temperature is between 70-80 year around, with a calm ocean breeze all the
<BR>time. I worked under Ray's car port, with the ocean breeze cooling me down
<BR>all day. <BR><BR>Jan, by the way, also had is "rough." After sleeping all
morning, I made her <BR>eat lunch at a beach front restaurant, and then forced
her to go swimming in <BR>the ocean all afternoon. The hardest part of the day
for her was around 5 <BR>o'clock when I made her get out of the ocean and have
a daiquiri with me at <BR>the beach front bar. It was a rough life, but
someone had to do it. <BR><BR>Willem </FONT><FONT size=2
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<FONT size=3>David M. <FONT color=#000000
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