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A pleasant surprise
Topic Started: Dec 6 2006, 04:36 PM (242 Views)
Mikhailoh
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I am still at the hospital working, and went to the cafeteria to get something to drink and take a little walk. The cafeteria was deserted, but lo and behold, someone had wheeled in a walnut finish Yamaha grand. It was old, from around 77 according to the plaque, a bit out of tune andthe dampers did not come all teh way down, but I sat there for a good half hour or so, playing some themes from Rach II (themes.. not the real thing), parts of Claire De Lune, Moonlight Sonata and Bach's Toccata in D minor, along with Christmas Time is Here and I Can't Make You Love Me.

People came in and out from time to time and listened for a few minutes and moved on.. it was just a delightful surprise after a tough day. I totally relaxed and escaped.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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apple
one of the angels
you should take a book of Christmas carols (or holiday tunes if you're that type) and set it on the piano desk.

what fun.
it behooves me to behold
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Mikhailoh
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If they leave it here this week I'll definitely bring some sheet music next.

It really was fun.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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TomK
HOLY CARP!!!
Mikhailoh
Dec 6 2006, 09:11 PM
If they leave it here this week I'll definitely bring some sheet music next.

It really was fun.

Sometimes nice thing happen in life for no reason. :biggrin:
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The 89th Key
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Mik, that is really awesome! Good selection of music as well. :thumb:
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Frank_W
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:thumb: :clap: WTG!! :clap: :clap: :thumb:
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kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
I love when that kind of thing happens.
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1hp
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Believe the word is serendipitous (though I can never spell it!). Enjoy the piano and cheer other people up at the same time. :thumb:

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Mikhailoh
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I printed out some sheet music off the archives today.. Pathetique, Moonlight, a few Christmas songs, and went down to play the piano in the cafeteria again tonight.

Boy is that a crummy piano. I guess pleasant surprises cannot be recreated. :biggrin:
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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plays88keys
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A crummy piano will do when the other option is no piano.

Who knows? Maybe someone will want to join in a duet or something. Enjoy it!
You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
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DivaDeb
HOLY CARP!!!
I agree Plays, crummy is definitely better than none. I just got back from Dallas, found a truly bad sounding Stegler sitting in a vacant hotel ballroom and worked out some of my travel hostility. It was magic even if it sounded like hell.
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Mikhailoh
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It was magic last night. Tonight it was an out of tune, out of regulation GH1.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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