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Vacation Update
Topic Started: Jul 31 2006, 05:34 PM (340 Views)
George K
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So, I know you're all dying to find out what I'm doing on my vacation, right? So here's vacation update: Day #1.

Rose early (7 AM - gonna be a while for that internal clock to reset).
Wasted Spent time on TNCR this morning.
Played (digital) piano for about an hour.
Breakfast with Mrs. George and Daughter #2. Daughter #3 was in the pool
Breakfast was at the Sugar Creek Inn, where I had the "Sugar Creek Special:" Two eggs, over easy, on a bed of American browned potatoes, mixed with onions, sausage, green pepper. With coffee and an English Muffin.
Played (digital) piano for about an hour.
Cleaned up the pool.
Played (digital) piano for about an hour.
Grocery shopping.
Played (digital) piano for about an hour.
Wasted Spent time on TNCR.
burned Cooked strip steaks on the Weber Charcoal. Sides included (!) Rice-a-Roni (beef flavor) and fresh green beans steamed in the microwave.
Spent time on TNCR.
Played piano for about an hour.
Said goodbye to daughter #2 - on the way back to Chicago.
Watching America's Funniest Home Videos with Daughter #3.
Tomorrow: Piano Safari (hat tip Kenny!) to Madison. Store opens at 9AM. Gotta leave by 8.
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Horace
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Sounds like a great vacation George. :) You going to Farley's?
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George K
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Horace
Jul 31 2006, 08:36 PM
You going to Farley's?

Yep.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Horace
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I used to hang out there all the time when I lived in Madison. I wonder if they'll have the new CW 175?
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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George K
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Horace
Jul 31 2006, 08:41 PM
I wonder if they'll have the new CW 175?

Yep. That's why I'm going.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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DivaDeb
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Have yourself some great R&R Mr. Sleepy-By Man

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Horace
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They never carried the 190, I'm glad to hear they're getting the 175 in. There was a time I was waiting and waiting for that to come out in the hopes of buying one, but the release dates came and went and I finally despaired of ever seeing one.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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George K
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Vacation update tomorrow....
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Horace
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bump?
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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Optimistic
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This is almost as good as the gay agenda ^_^
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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
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George K
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Thanks for the bump, Horace. Didn't make it to Farleys today. Mrs. George had to go back to Chicago for college orientation with Georgette #3, so I stayed at our place. Ran some errands, played a lot of (crappy digital) piano today. Did some sheet music shopping (bought the Alfred Edition of the Haydn Sonatas (vol 2), Beethoven Bagatelles op. 119), and had a scrumptious dinner from Culvers.

As I said, Mrs. George left for Chicago tonite, so I'm alone with the dogs. Tomorrow is my morning at Farleys. I called today and they still have the Walters 175 on the floor. I was hoping to see the Bohemia 190, but they only have a small one. Perhaps there's a Vogel that I can pound on for a while.

What's your impression of Farleys?
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Mikhailoh
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I wnet to Pickle Piano today, George.. but the A/C was out. I tried t o play but was concerned withd ripping sweat on teh merchandise. Did like the AF190 though, and a 1909 Grotrian Steinweg they rebuilt.
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George K
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Did you look at the Weinbachs at Pickle? Supposedly there's still some European ones left.

And yes, the AF 190 is awesome - but pricey.
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Horace
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It's the best piano shop in madison for sure... in that they at least prep their pianos. They hold concerts a lot and the owners do genuinely love pianos and music in general, so I felt good about buying there. Mr Farley did a lot of the design work on the old 5'4" Estonia according to him.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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Mikhailoh
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No.. they had a Chinese one, but no Euros. I did not get around to playing it, but will next week. The Nordiska was nice for the money. The heat was very distracting.
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George K
Aug 1 2006, 10:45 PM
and had a scrumptious dinner from Culvers

Ah, Culver's! The cholesterol from the Butter Burgers and the frozen custard is probably as lethal as a gunshot wound to the head, but at least you die very happy!
It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused A. B. Spottsworth to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't.

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George K
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kentcouncil
Aug 1 2006, 11:34 PM
The cholesterol from the Butter Burgers and the frozen custard is probably as lethal as a gunshot wound to the head, but at least you die very happy!

Since you asked:

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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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- Klaus, 4/29/18
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