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@big_al, forgive my ignorance, is a handbell choir a group of handbell ringers like this:
Link to video
Wondering if you sing along?
Yes, that is what I was referring to. No, we do not sing along simultaneously. Thanks for the opportunity to clarify.
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Your comments were very interesting. I haven't participated in a choir since high school, but I do play in a handbell choir at church so I can somewhat relate to your experience.
The remark about no applause raises a question for me. How was that request communicated to the audience?
I regularly attend both jazz and classical concerts. The protocols concerning applause are very different. At jazz concerts, applause is frequent after a solo occurs even though the music continues. At classical concerts, I was accustomed to no applause until the composition was performed in its totality. Recently, there has been at least a smattering of applause after a movement has ended, which somewhat jars me. I wonder what others have experienced?
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It's close but not exact:
0 C = 32 F
5 C = 41 F
10 C = 50 F
15 C = 59 F
20 C = 68 F
25 C = 77 F
30 C = 86 F
35 C = 95 F
40 C = 104 F
and so on.
in general: degrees F = (9 *degrees C)/5 + 32
One useful reference point: -40 C = -40 F
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Daniel, did you know that Denise's MIL was an original member of both Piano World and these two forums?
Mik, Yes, I did. She was a moderator at TNCR, too. I know she passed some time ago. RIP.
I didn't know that she had passed away. I'm sorry she didn't live to see justice enacted on Denise's killer.
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It will be interesting to see what you get. Many tomato varieties are hybrids so the seeds may produce something different from the parent fruit.
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I heard about the tornadoes and monster hailstones on the morning news today. The band of storms have reached us today but so far just occasional heavy rain and some thunder, without the severity your area has experienced. I hope our luck holds.
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Have you visited that store, Al?
Yes, I have. I was in Philadelphia on business once and finished in time to visit the store and meet Rich in person.
A second visit was a piano party that he hosted there a number of years ago.
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Apple and justme were the two people who welcomed me to the old Coffee Room so many years ago. It's been quite a trip since then.
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I'm glad to see that the Warther Museum is still open. I visited there many years ago. For a train buff like me, it was especially interesting.
That area was a very popular spot for my family to visit, particularly my parents. If you visit again, the (https://ageofsteamroundhouse.org/)Age of Steam roundhouse just south of Sugar Creek has a large collection of steam locomotives and other railroad equipment.
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I've liked Robert Reich since he was Labor Secretary. He's given me no reason to change that opinion.
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Thanks for pointing out the authorship of that piece. I've been wondering how the remake of the Justice Dept. into an instrument of retribution had affected her.
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I associate croutons more with Caesar salad than soup. Oyster crackers or saltines are what I amend soup with more frequently. Dried bread cubes are most likely to become bread pudding or a strada in our home.
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I tend to agree with Andy. I've seen a lot of art that I like. I will say that I have a long time fondness for impressionists.
Renoir's Young Girl in Pink is in the Carnegie Museum of Art's collection and I tend to walk past it when I visit the galleries. I've liked it ever since I first saw it when I was a college student and used to wander through the museums when I had a break from classes.
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This article made me think of a forum member.
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Certainly worth monitoring. The two largest losses of life in Pennsylvania due to dam failures occurred over a century ago. Most people have probably heard of the Johnstown flood caused by the failure of the dam upstream from that city. David McCollough wrote an excellent book on that disaster. The next-biggest, upstream of Austin, PA was the result of a paper mill's dam failure and killed 78 people (more details here: https://w.wiki/HJBV). Remnants of that dam remain to this day in a park-like setting.
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Recommending that was an excellent idea, Steve. I've had Ben Maton's channel on my YouTube subscription list for quite a while.
I appreciate all the interesting comments in this thread.
I used to play the organ more frequently. For some time, the Hammond organ I own was the only keyboard instrument in my house. In recent years, I've migrated more toward the piano and with my knee issues cannot play the pedals on the organ any more. It's hard enough to just press the sustain pedal on the piano.
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