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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't feel too bad, Barbara, some of =
the rest of us
liked reading it, too....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara =
Richmond</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> Wednesday, March 10, 2004 =
7:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: My Headache, Your =
Quiz</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oops, obviously a private post. =
Oh, what a
sinking feeling........................</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=piano57@flash.net =
href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara
Richmond</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> Wednesday, March 10, =
2004 8:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: My Headache, =
Your
Quiz</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pekin Inn. That's =
good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caterpillar sold the site in =
Morton.
On that site and side of 74 is a development of businesses, =
motels and
restaurants. It's quite nice really. Also, Morton is the =
"other"
place to be (or is that flee?)--lots of expensive houses have been =
built,
which, of course, has driven up the cost of all housing there. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You would be shocked to see the =
improvement in
East Peoria. All that ugly industrial stuff before the bridge =
(that
is, on the East Peoria side) is gone. When we moved back to =
the area,
I could hardly believe my eyes. Could it be that East Peoria
looked..........good? (This mostly due to the revenue from
the casino--a big riverboat that can no longer cruise because =
of silt
in the Illinois.) The Peoria riverfront and downtown are =
really
getting spiffed up, too. There's a very nice baseball stadium =
on the
south edge of downtown. Right now we have the biggest =
downstate
road construction project in history--improving and =
straightening out
I-74 through East Peoria and Peoria. It's supposed to be done =
in five
years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I guess Richwoods was good =
training for U
of I! I graduated from EIU--it was a nice size--big enough to =
have a
lot to offer, but small enough not to get lost. As for clicks, =
I think
they happen everywhere--but are more noticeable when money =
is
involved. I grew up in a small farming community in northern
Illinois. My family moved to Bloomington when I was a =
senior. On
my first day of school, I couldn't understand why everyone at BHS =
was
wearing their church clothes. :-) I had moved =
to an
affluent community! It turned out to be a great place =
for my
piano business! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peoria Chapter</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</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> Wednesday, March 10, =
2004 6:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: My Headache, =
Your
Quiz</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=718295000-11032004><FONT face=Arial>Thanks =
for
responding. I actually did not like Peoria or Richwoods very much, =
as a
teen. Most of the Richwood kids were awfully clickish, a few =
downright
snobby. It was so big, it was easy to feel unknown (and to most =
people and
teachers, you were!). On the other hand, I went from there to U of =
I
Urbana and being in a 28,000 student school didn't seem much =
different,
whereas other people--from small towns, etc.--were often =
overwhelmed. My
wife always thought we should open a motel in Pekin and call it =
the "Pekin
Inn." Caterpillar EVER finish their huge building in
Morton?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, =
MO</FONT></DIV>
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