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The tech part came later....:-)
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<BR>Before getting into the piano business, I farted around aimlessly until =
I was around 26, trying to get my bearings, still waiting for my musical "ta=
lent"--or lack thereof--to bear fruit.
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<BR>Dave Stahl
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<BR>In a message dated 1/3/05 1:00:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, pianolover88=
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LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><<For those who becam=
e techs after a first career, what did this first
<BR>career
<BR>consist in? What was your job?
<BR>I'm just curious about this! This is interesting.
<BR>Quentin>>
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<BR>At 16 I was a shoe salesman. Since then I've been a disc jockey (radio &=
amp;
<BR>clubs), actor, ventriloquist (appeared on several TV shows and made a fe=
w
<BR>commercials) and then "discovered" this profession, which I LOVE and onl=
y
<BR>wish I had started 20 years earlier!
<BR>Terry Peterson</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="=
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