<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/21/01 8:20:53 AM Central Standard Time,
<BR>LHSBAND440@AOL.COM writes:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>*<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Anyone* may join PTG.
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<BR>This is incorrect</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Unless the applicant has been convicted of a crime or has had civil judgments
<BR>regarding unethical business practices, PTG would have no legal basis to deny
<BR>anyone membership. Having said that, the unfortunate experience you speak of
<BR>is a hold over from the "good ole boy" days. If that had happened to me, you
<BR>can be sure I would have been "in their face" about it to the point that
<BR>particular chapter would no longer exist.
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<BR>Sometimes, an individual does have to confront bigotry and stand up for basic
<BR>rights. The fact is that anyone with an avocation or interest in Piano
<BR>Technology has the right to join and is welcome to join PTG. Anyone who is
<BR>unfairly denied membership should contact the PTG home office. They'll send
<BR>some carpet baggers down to learn those good ole boys a thing or two. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>