Klarinet Archive - Posting 000500.txt from 2003/09

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: "Is Paris Burning?"
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:09:31 -0400

Lacy, Edwin wrote:

> From: "Jamie Shifflett"
>
> <<<I know a good bit was said to be lost when Paris burnt in 1943, but I
> have no idea if my clarinet was made before or after said date.>>>
>
> As a person who has a considerable interest in the history of World War
> II, perhaps in part because I'm old enough to remember some things about
> it, I can assure you that Paris did not burn in 1943. Hitler had
> ordered his generals to burn the city before leaving it, but in one of
> the few instances of disobedience to him, they did not do so. The world
> can be thankful that Paris escaped the War years essentially unscathed.
> There is an interesting book on the subject titled "Is Paris Burning."
> I believe it was also made in to a movie or a TV special. I don't
> remember the author's name, but I'm sure it won't be difficult to find
> it.
>
> Ed Lacy
> University of Evansville
>

Ed's comments are right on the money, even to the extent of his use of
Hitler's exact phrase when he called his general in Paris and asked,
"Brent Paris??"

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