Klarinet Archive - Posting 000557.txt from 1997/10

From: Ken Bryson <kbryson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: censure
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:19:15 -0400

Ed,

Next you're going to tell me there wasn't really a frog jumping contest
in Calvaras County, and I'm getting worried about the Santa thing. . .

Nancy

Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
>
> On Sat, 11 Oct 1997, Ken Bryson wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't have wanted to miss the story about the Bangkok piano
> > recital, which I intend to inflict upon a select number of my closest
> > friends as soon as possible.
>
> The story of the piano recital in Bangkok, wherein the piano is attacked
> by the recitalist, is indeed one of the most humorous stories going around
> the music world. It is well worth sharing with one's friends. However,
> when you do so, be advised that the story is entirely fabricated and
> apochryphal. It was sent to me over 10 years ago, and I enjoyed it
> thoroughly for several years before learning that no such thing ever
> happened, and yet I have continued to enjoy it since. The clue to the
> fact that it is fictional lies in the name of the hotel where the event is
> supposed to have taken place.
>
> Ed Lacy
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