<!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 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial = size=2>    </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Richard, I = always enjoy your postings. It's been a hard year for the PTG with so many of our = icons leaving us for a better place, but we have to carry on with the work = that they started. I hope that you all are enjoying the fruits of your labor with = your families and your friends, and I hope that you can finally take the time = to really enjoy the Christmas season. All too often things get so hectic at = this time of year that we don't take time to enjoy our blessings. I have been = on the list for about two years, and have gotten a whole lot of things to think = about while I work to bring the piano to fruition, as it were. A big Thank You = to all of you who have given of yourselves so freely, and I've learned a few = other life lessons as well. Merry Christmas to one and all!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Kevin E. = Ramsey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>Jim, Andre' and heck... all you lovable guys and = gals... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR> As Jim, my mind also = has dwelled upon those of us who have<BR>passed on this year, tho for my part its = not so much with sadness, as it<BR>is thankfullness that I got to know at = least a few of these fellows<BR>along roads and byways in life. All the more = reason to be appreciative<BR>of the fact that we have each other, each and every = one of us. <BR><BR>Bergen is cold and there is just a dusting of snow here this = year. The<BR>town is lite up with Christmas lights, and people all over are settling<BR>in for the nite as I will very soon now. But not before I = wish all of<BR>you the Happiest of Christmas seasons. <BR><BR>Merry Merries !<BR><BR>Cheers<BR>RicB<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>