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srw
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American Accordion Association
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Jul 12 21:02 UTC 1997 |
The American Accordion Association held its annual convention in
Washington, D.C., this past week. The grand finale? The hundreds of
conventioneers gathered on the Capitol porch and played patriotic songs.
Congress was invited, but none of the politicians showed. Washington
mayor Marion Barry did declare July 7-11 "Accordion Week" in the
nation's capital, though.
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srw
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response 1 of 27:
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Jul 12 21:02 UTC 1997 |
The above was posted only to confuse newbies who think that this conference
has something to do with squeezeboxes.
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e4808mc
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response 2 of 27:
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Jul 13 00:55 UTC 1997 |
was not. Was posted to remind us that we have yet to organize the accordion
field trip to listen to real accordions talk and watch them play in their
native habitat.
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void
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response 3 of 27:
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Jul 13 16:01 UTC 1997 |
what about concertinas?
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font
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response 4 of 27:
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Jul 14 04:34 UTC 1997 |
We do not discriminate by any standard. We'd even call a piano an accordion.
(This is official)
But seriously, if it's concertinas, it's still within accordion
realmafication. Hey, I nearly bought a concertina...In Elicottsville, NY.
$55 dollars, broken. It's even hexagonal. Cool, huh?\
Psssst! Movies even qualify for accordion verification. I was thinking about
having Peter Greenways new film: Pillow Book to be an official Accordion Expo.
Anybody interested? I think the opening is July 25.... Time to save!
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e4808mc
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response 5 of 27:
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Jul 14 19:48 UTC 1997 |
everybody knows that concertinas are accordians kept behind barbed wire and
starved to death.
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font
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response 6 of 27:
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Jul 15 01:51 UTC 1997 |
:-0
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srw
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response 7 of 27:
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Jul 15 05:40 UTC 1997 |
That must be right. I never heard of accordion wire.
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void
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response 8 of 27:
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Jul 15 22:01 UTC 1997 |
there are concertinas available in ann arbor. i keep thinking i
ought to get one...it might be a quieter way to assuage my longing for
a set of bagpipes.
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font
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response 9 of 27:
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Jul 17 05:34 UTC 1997 |
<font drools politely> Where? Where?
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srw
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response 10 of 27:
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Aug 2 05:06 UTC 1997 |
Bagpipes are a blast.
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font
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response 11 of 27:
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Aug 4 01:45 UTC 1997 |
organs are an even bigger blast.
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void
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response 12 of 27:
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Aug 4 03:42 UTC 1997 |
re #9: saw a concertina at herb david a while back.
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font
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response 13 of 27:
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Aug 5 19:33 UTC 1997 |
How much?
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void
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response 14 of 27:
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Aug 5 20:39 UTC 1997 |
don't remember...maybe we could plan a herb david outing. you could
ask about concertinas and i could ask about bagpipes. :)
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font
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response 15 of 27:
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Aug 6 00:59 UTC 1997 |
And look for tapes of Gammalon Thrash. :-)
I am game...
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srw
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response 16 of 27:
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Sep 27 05:47 UTC 1997 |
I am somewhat interested in bagpipes, too. Did anyone go?
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font
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response 17 of 27:
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Sep 30 03:28 UTC 1997 |
Not yet. I haven't heard any times for meeting thrown into the
suggestion pot yet.
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raven
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response 18 of 27:
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Sep 30 12:11 UTC 1997 |
Yes let's go, I can drool on electric bazoukis, and fretless basses.
Drool only alas for capital hath not server me well.
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orinoco
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response 19 of 27:
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Sep 30 22:35 UTC 1997 |
Why not fretless bazoukis and elecric basses? Or fretless electricity and
bass bazoukis?
Would you like vespers with that?
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snowth
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response 20 of 27:
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Oct 1 22:49 UTC 1997 |
Only if it's a singular vesper.
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font
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response 21 of 27:
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Oct 9 02:04 UTC 1997 |
I believe they are packaged in singles or packs of ten. A ten pack is
cheaper, though.
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snowth
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response 22 of 27:
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Oct 12 03:11 UTC 1997 |
They usually are.
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void
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response 23 of 27:
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Nov 1 06:42 UTC 1997 |
bullfrog parts in a ten-pack?
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orinoco
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response 24 of 27:
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Nov 1 21:21 UTC 1997 |
Which is, in turn, fed to the bullfrog.
Which is assembled out of parts bought in a ten-pack.
And so, the great cycle of life continues.
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