Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2005/10

From: "Steve White" <bass.clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Pete Fountain and the hurricanes
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:29:25 -0400

It's good to see that you have your priorities straight.

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From: ray [mailto:ray@-----.com]
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:17 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Pete Fountain and the hurricanes

Many of his horns had gold keys and jewel-encrusted bells. These may be hard
to replace. Hope he at least salvaged his favorite. I told my wife that if
we have a catastrophe, I save my horn, she saves the cats and the family
pictures!

Ray S Whitmore
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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Paikin [mailto:larrypaikin@-----.net]
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:32 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Pete Fountain and the hurricanes

Pete Fountain and the Hurricanes.
What a great name for a group.

kevin fay wrote:

>Dan reported:
>
><<<Fountain was interviewed tonight on the NBC news. Apparently,
>the hurricane and flood took three of his clarinets and sent them
>down river somewhere. His remarks were that he was grateful to
>be alive with his family.>>>
>
>I think that Selmer/LeBlanc (whomever they are now) should be able to find
>PF another clarinet. He's done much to help them over the years.
>
>I fondly remember the concert at the Orpheum in New Orleans at the 2001 (?)
>Clarinet Festival. PF came out on stage, and looked a bit nervous in front
>of a couple thousand clarinetists - for about half of the first piece.
They
>played really well that night, and the audience was very appreciative.
>
>I hope New Orleans can regain their cachet - it's such a lovely city to
>visit.
>
>kjf
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