Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 2011/01

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sarah=20elbaz?=" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] =?iso-8859-1?q?Brisbane_Flood_devastation?=
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:34:57 -0500

Hi Floyed, so happy that you are writting. Are you and your family ok?
Sarah

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Floyd Williams <f.williams@-----.au>
> To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List' <klarinet@-----.com>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation
> Sent: 15 Jan '11 07:14
>
> Hi Mark, Kathy,
> The basement and the orchestral pit had water damage, but that was the
> extent of it. So, they were lucky. They did move all essential equipment to
> the upper floors before the river peaked.
> Floyd
>
> Floyd Williams, Sr Lecturer
> Qld Conservatorium Griffith University
> Brisbane Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Williams-DeVries [mailto:kathleenwilliams76@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 9:00 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: [kl] Brisbane Flood devastation
>
> Hi Mark
>
>
>
> I'm not sure how the Gabba fared, I know the power was cut, but Lang Park
> and the XXXX brewery went well under! Some bright spark put a set of
> goggles, snorkel and floaties on the statue of King Wally outside the
> ground. Brisbane had plenty of warning, but the poor buggers up the Lockyer
> Valley had no chance. An inland Tsunami hit Toowoomba and Grantham before
> going down the valley, they are still pulling bodies out of the wreckage.
>
>
>
> They were moving the pianos and such from the ground floor of the Con, I'll
> bet the Con Theatre went under and the orchestral hall I imagine. We are
> told not to make unessential travel, so I don't know how the Con went. Of
> course, the whole arts precinct was built on the River, Ferry Road Studios
> for QSO, Con, State Library Art Gallery, GOMA, College of Art, Piazza, and
> the foundations for the new ABC studios to replace the ones in Toowong.
>
>
>
> But being Queenslanders, you know we'll bounce back!
>
>
>
> Regards, Kathy
>
>
>
> Glad you're OK Kathy - it's very weird watching the devastation from the
>
> other side of the planet. I imagine my old flat near the Gabba is largely
>
> underwater...
>
>
>
> Was there enough warning in Brisbane to move things out of harm's way? I
>
> guess the lower floors of the Queensland Conservatorium are completely
>
> flooded - I wonder how the library is?
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Kathy Williams-DeVries
>
> BMusPerf (Hons)
>
> Grad Dip Arts (Shakespeare Studies)
>
> ATCL, LTCL
>
> 0404946839
>
> www.kathywilliams76.com
>
>
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