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Author: clarinetdaddy
Date: 2003-07-04 05:55
Hello All, Well, I have been in Iraq now for over 70 days and most of all wood clarinets are not working. The weather here is over 125 degrees everyday. The clarinets cannot even be assembled. The plastic clarinets are okay but they sound bad. Some good news is that our mission over here is MUSIC!! Just a little security as of now. As we play for the troops it really brings up the moral.( A little bit of home). I'm a member of the 1st AD Band. It is a hard and not too safe place to be right now.
Miles
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-07-04 11:46
Miles, hats off to you for the service you are performing. Any additional comments re maintaining and playing in this extreme climate will be appreciated.
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Author: Pam H.
Date: 2003-07-04 12:50
Thank you for serving and the job you're doing over there.
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Author: Jerry
Date: 2003-07-04 14:22
When you say the plastic clarinets sound bad, what do you mean? Please elaborate. If it is because of climate, what about the climate do you believe has that effect?
By the way, making music and improving moral is just one of the many good reasons your are there.
Jerry
The Villages, FL
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-07-04 15:49
Maybe someone with connections on this BB can get Buffet to send you a Greenline. It might be worth the publicity just for them to do it and it would give the whole clarinet-world a chance to see if they are all that they are cracked -up (funny American expression--not a comment) ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif) to be. Heat or humidity? Sand in the mechanism? Good test-bed area. Any Greenline volunteers for your instrument?
Bob A
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-07-04 17:59
clarinetdaddy wrote: "I'm a member of the 1st AD Band."
--What's the full name and origin of the band?
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-07-04 23:01
Is that the 1st Armored Division band out of Germany?
I think my Sax teacher played with those guys in the 60's (and got lotsa East German cameras whenever on leave)....
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2003-07-05 00:35
My son..Daniel....has been there since the beginning of February. Just got confirmation....he's leaving tomorrow(Sunday) He played fuel truck for the 3rd Infantry Division.
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Author: jim lande
Date: 2003-07-05 04:50
Many of us question the wisdom of our government's policies. But most, if not all of us are grateful that we have a trained, professional army that takes any risk demanded of it, does so better than any army in history, and often serves as America's best ambassadors. I wish you the best luck and a safe return.
Next deployment, lets figure out how to get you a nice, vintage metal clarinet. If the occasion arises, contact me directly.
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Author: Brianj
Date: 2003-07-05 21:00
Miles,
Just a quick note to let you know all of us clarinet players stationed stateside are thinking about you guys and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
SSG Brian Jungen
399th Army Band
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
ps. Tell Mr. Morse I said hi. He and I were in Japan together and I actually played on his Warrant audition tape...small world.
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