bloke wrote:a policeman critically shot today while in his squad car in an area approximately halfway between my former store location and former home location in Memphis. My daughter (the one who posed for the silly sousaphone ad pictures) was robbed at gunpoint in the same block (before she moved to another state - with no job prospects in the other state). I'm very thankful that I was able to sell my properties, find another place in a safer place, and get out. Even to this day, this is considered to be a so-called "good" part of town.
How's your 'Labor Day Holiday' going? I got a kick out of this cartoon in this morning's paper as it sums up what's happening here right now:
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
KiltieTuba wrote:Is it possible to put a sousaphone valve set on to a rotary valve tuba bugle?
Sure! I think this was covered in another part of this forum...
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
I have what I think is creditable evidence that Joe had a fireplace in his Mid-South bldg. on Summer. I wonder if he used the gas furnace at all, or just burned wood.
I am fortunate to have a great job that feeds my family well, but music feeds my soul.
Had some time on my hands waiting for a bank to email me some info, and since I couldn't leave the computer I spent 10 minutes on Google Earth looking at Summer(noticed from your map your old store was there). Just curious to see how badly the neighborhood had run down since I was last there. Couldn't help but notice the fireplace. Seems so out of place in a music store, but then I remembered whose music store it was and the pieces fit together. I stopped to eat at a reccomended BBQ place on Summer 'bout 10 years ago. Best BBQ I ever had. Don't remember the name. Closer to town than your store. Area was pretty seedy even then. I was concerned when I went back out to the car and there were three or four thugs hanging around. I just knew you were heating that store with wood. It just figured.
I am fortunate to have a great job that feeds my family well, but music feeds my soul.
bloke wrote:
One time, the Memphis Light, Gas, & Water did one of those "estimated billings". (They would ALWAYS pull that $h!t in December, to boost their cash flow, and would - in particular - pick on small businesses.) It was RIDICULOUSLY high, and REALLY pissed me off. Instead of calling them, I just turned off the heat for a friggin' month. Customers would come in the store (when it was about 30 degrees outside) and it was about 45 degrees inside. They would say, "Hey, it's a little chilly in here, isn't it?" and I would reply, "Yes Ma'am, it is."
At the end of that month, MLGW sent me a refund check for over $1000.
bloke "a-holes"
They don't allow that $h!t here in Utah. Estimated billings here have to be opt-in. Move out here - it's great as long as you don't mind shoveling snow.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
Didn't want to lug a tuba to church last night so I played the 3301, subbing for my regular tuba player. Wow! Every time I pick it up I am impressed. Great response, intonation and dynamic range. Needed to play very softly and nimbly last night and that horn made it so easy. If it weren't so dang heavy I would play it exclusively. Thanks to Roger for putting me onto it.
I am fortunate to have a great job that feeds my family well, but music feeds my soul.
Dan Schultz
"The Village Tinker" http://www.thevillagetinker.com" target="_blank
Current 'stable'... Rudolf Meinl 5/4, Marzan (by Willson) euph, King 2341, Alphorn, and other strange stuff.
Every channel has 911 re-plays over and over-----------------have found solace watching weather channel------------------now its Irene over and over-----------getting out my "Adams family"DVD set for some peace.
Every channel has 9-11 re-plays over and over-----------------have found solace watching weather channel------------------now its Irene over and over-----------getting out my "Adams family"DVD set for some peace.
