A Man, A Violin and an Airplane

[BSwayze]

Jeremy,

I'm reading this thread with great interest because my son Daniel is an aspiring musician. He's currently in his third year of college in Ashland, Oregon at S.O.U. studying classical piano under Dr. Alexander Tutunov. He's an exceptionally gifted concert pianist. But he's also a clarinetist with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. He was recently in San Francisco with a group from his school and attended some events there (one of your concerts, perhaps?).

He has been my best riveting partner and helper with my RV-7A. He loves it and he has helped me all throughout this project. I take advantage of his help when he's home from college and I need another pair of hands. I hope you get to meet him sometime! (and me, too!)

[philip_g]

Originally Posted by Jamie

Wow, you've just completely ruined my unblimished streak of having nothing positive to say about Kenny G.

LOL

that made my night.

[DavidLowy]

I noticed the article today at breakfast and it brought a smile to my face. I wondered if Doug had seen it yet, so this evening I searched the site. Instead of finding the expected front-page post, I found this great thread.

Surely Doug knows about Lane's article, right? Doug?

[N8RV]

Although this thread has died down somewhat, I'm resurrecting it because I just found the Flying magazing article. It had apparently fallen onto the floor of my truck and had slid under the seat.

I enjoyed the article AND the audio interview, Jeremy. I read Lane's articles every month, and was pleased to hear her voice. Nice voice.

Jeremy, here's something for you to chew on ...

On my very first trip to Oshkosh 20+ years ago, I was camped at Camp Scholler all by myself. Went to bed about 9:00. I had just drifted off, and was awakened by the eerie strains of Danny Boy being played on a bagpipe.

I put on my shorts and a shirt, then slid out of my tent and started following the music. When I arrived at the campsite several rows away, there was already a crowd. The piper played a couple more songs, with the unbridled joy of the listeners apparent on their faces and evident in their applause, despite the late hour.

The musician closed his impromptu concert with Amazing Grace, and the quiet murmurings ceased. The music enveloped the crowd and total silence ensued, save the haunting strains of the bagpipe. At the song's conclusion, there was no applause. People just quietly left and returned to their own campsites. It was truly an amazing end to a great first day at Oshkosh!

Since I tend to be pretty good at volunteering other people to do things (what can I say? It's a gift), I think it would be pretty sweet if you just happened to stick an old fiddle into your plane when you fly to Oshkosh this year. What a great addition to Bob's POG!

While we probably can't afford to pay you, I'm sure you could pass your VAF hat and collect enough coins to buy another hat from DR.

Just something to chew on ...