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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2003/07

From: "Philip McKenzie" <philclimb1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Oboe/Star Trek/Brenda S-P
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:07:43 -0400

Just yesterday a sales person demonstrated a motorized wheel chair to me
that had a joy stick and could turn on a dime. I immediately recalled the
infirmed Captain Pike. The salesman, 25, didn't know the reference.

Philip D. McKenzie
McKenzie & Associates
847-757-7627
philclimb1@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu
[mailto:doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu]On Behalf Of Miriam Williams
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:25 PM
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Oboe/Star Trek/Brenda S-P

To Brenda,

Go boldly where no oboist has gone before! Go girl!

I wish I could attend that convention. It's probably the only reason I'd go
to Vegas!

Star Trek fan and oboist,
Miriam

----- Original Message -----
From: <BSP6263@-----.com>
To: "idrs" <idrs-l@-----.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: [DR-L] Oboe/Star Trek/Brenda S-P

> Friends,
>
> I am delighted to report that I have made the finals of the Star Trek
> Convention Talent Search. This means that on August 2nd, I play at the Las
Vegas
> Hilton, (Nevada, USA) in front of a large audience of Star Trek fans and
actors
> from the various series.
>
> I'll be improvising "Fantasie on Themes from Star Trek" for solo oboe.
>
> There are 8 finalists competing for a gift certificate prize of $1000.00
> worth of Star Trek memorabilia. The prize is unimportant to me. What
matters is
> playing the oboe in that place for that audience.
>
> I've already gotten a few terrific quotes including "She keeps taking the
> oboe to places its never been before".
>
> I'll keep you informed. Hopefully, I'll be able to post photos on my
website.
>
> Brenda Schuman-Post