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Perri,
Congratulations on the second printing! that is outstanding. I finished the book as well and just loved it. It put so well into words many of the same feelings I've -- but so beautifully expressed. A good friend in another city clipped out the NYT review and mailed it to me, without my having mentioned the book to her, because it struck her (a non-pianist) as so perfect. thank you!


Sophia

Just saw a picture and short article in More magazine on Grand Obsession (nice picture of you, pique).


Sophia

thank you, sophia!

i had a pretty good live interview on a local san fran radio station yesterday. you can listen to the sound clip on their site.

if you go to www.grandobsession.com you'll see lots of updated pages, including a recording of me playing chopin on the flash page, updated reviews page, updated news and events, and more pages of videos and pics from past events.

the link to the radio broadcast is on the news and events page.

i'm doing another live show tomorrow--"soundcheck" on wnyc with john schaefer. stuart isacoff will be on the program, too. should be fun!

here's the link to yesterday's interview:

http://kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=24641

one of the interviewers, sarah cahill, often performs with our own realplayer. i thought she asked wonderful questions.

"soundcheck" "pre-interviewed" me twice today, and it is going to be fun. they are talking about the future of the piano industry, and in particular the future of boesendorfer now that it's being bought by yamaha.

stuart isacoff, the editor of piano today is going to be on the first 20 minutes, talking about the business side. then i'll come on and talk about my book.

they're going to cue me in with a clip of marlene dietrich singing "falling in love again"

(i said it would be fun!)

tune into wnyc from 12-1 EST.

Brian, from WNYC's Soundcheck here. Just a head's up that you can also tune in to hear an interview on WNYC's Web site. The audio will be archived here later in the day as well:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2008/02/06

Cheers

I caught the interview today on NYC and thought you did great. I am a little biased though
It was a pleasure meeting you at NAMM. I wish we could have made the party but never did find out the address.
Love the book and will be ordering some for our store.

Ken

ken, that is great to hear! it was a pleasure meeting you, too. i am so sorry you missed the party.

A Grand Gift:
I've got a good friend who lives in Minnesota. He and his wife just recently visited my wife and I. We had a wonderful time. I even played a little for him on the Bluthner (kind of a big deal insofar as I'm a beginner and still pretty self-conscious). He and his wife are also piano lovers. In fact, they recently inherited a 1920's Steinway B that I'm trying to convince them to restore. He's also familiar with the journey I took to find my Bluthner.

In any case, my birthday was Monday. When I came home from work yesterday an Amazon box was waiting for me. I opened it up and guess what was inside? Yep, "Grand Obsession"!

What a great and thoughtful gift. I can't wait to read it. I also can't wait to tell him that I kind of know the author through this forum.

kewl. and happy birthday SHP. hope you enjoy the book.

my birthday's tomorrow (today? depends on time zone). i wonder what i will get? i bet it will not be a copy of G.O.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PERRY!

I hope you have an Excellent day with Marlene.

Have you been to 1066 Pianos in Whitefish? I tried PMing you about them but your mailbox was full. Any information about them would be much appreciated as they are my nearest Bohemia dealer at 300 miles.

Happy returns,

yes... happy birthday pique..

you deserve one

thanks, 9finger (i hope that is not an accurate description of your hands?)

i have never been to 1066 pianos in whitefish. whitefish is about three hours from me.

where are you? i believe fandrich & sons in stanwood wa. carries bohemia.

thank you, apple!

i'd add that little accent if i could

Hi Perry,

Yes, "Fandrich and Sons" carries Bohemia, it is also the standard line for their Fandrich Vertical Action, though one Fuerich model is also available with their vertial action. It will be some time before I can get over to the coast but I'm planning on visiting their shop; we've already been in touch.

I'm in eastern WA, and Whitefish is actually a bit closer to me than Stanwood. Based on reviews of the FVA and the Fandrichs themselves I'm inclined to lean in their direction. But, I'd like to have some other Bohemia dealer to compare.

As to my nom de plume, it could be looked at two ways, if I'm a thalidimide baby with an extra digit (9 fingers and two thumbs) then other pianists might be envious. If one digit is truncated or missing then I'd likely be an object of sympathy. Both cases are generally undesirable so I'll leave it to your imagination.

Again, any info on 1066 would be appreciated, even if it is 2nd hand through you.

Ciao,

Hi Perry,

Yes, "Fandrich and Sons" carries Bohemia, it is also the standard line for their Fandrich Vertical Action, though one Fuerich model is also available with their vertical action. It will be some time before I can get over to the coast but I'm planning on visiting their shop; we've already been in touch.

I'm in eastern WA, and Whitefish is actually a bit closer to me than Stanwood. Based on reviews of the FVA and the Fandrichs themselves I'm inclined to lean in their direction. But, I'd like to have some other Bohemia dealer to compare.

As to my nom de plume, it could be looked at two ways, if I'm a thalidimide baby with an extra digit (9 fingers and two thumbs) then other pianists might be envious. If one digit is truncated or missing then I'd likely be an object of sympathy. Both cases are generally undesirable so I'll leave it to your imagination.

Again, any info on 1066 would be appreciated, even if it is 2nd hand through you.

Ciao,

Piqué... this should be one of your grandest birthdays ever!!

Here's to many years of celebrating the success of Grand Obsession!

i'd add that little accent if i could

psst.. apple, try Alt + 0233 (using number lock)