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You should not say thanks Joe I have not heard you yet !
(Just joking ! )You may be a Lang Lang !
Lang Lang playing Mozart ?
Anyway it does all sound like great fun and quite diverse in
style. I always find Rickster's playing really refreshing and creatIve !
Have a wonderful time ,send and us some pictures !

Wish I could make it.....only a short drive from Memphis, but I have other plans this weekend. Have fun!

The day is almost here and I’ve been practicing a lot

I want to play well and give it all I’ve got

Yet, and still, my limitations are there

I hope the bobbles I make will be unaware

By those who listen, and hope they enjoy

The songs I’ll play and style I’ll employ

I always get nervous when playing for others

Whether dads, mothers, sisters or brothers

When my hands shake, and fingers tremble

It is difficult to relax, be flexible and nimble

But I try to remember why I am there

To have fun, and enjoy the music in the air

It is so much fun to play the piano

Whether playing Beethoven or Oh! Susanna

I like boogie-woogie and that’s for sure

And oldies rock-n-roll, now that’s pure

I like to write and arrange my own songs too

But sometimes I’ll forget the words before I’m through

Nevertheless, a fun time it will be

Listening to others play who are better than me

That is how we learn and grow

By watching and listening to others who know

My goal and my desire is to make someone smile

Fill their heart with joy and music they admire

Yep, it’ll be fun, for sure, without hesitation

Thanks, Sally Phillips, for the invitation!

Rick

Nice Rickster!!! Wish I could be there.

Actually Lang Lang opened his BBC Proms recital with Mozart's B-flat sonata, which I have to say he played beautifully.

- although sometimes he doesn't know how to treat appogiaturas...... or chooses to ignore style.

If I'm not mistaken. Lang Lang worked Chopsticks into something lately.

I hope the party tomorrow is another raging succes! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures and/or video! Have fun, everyone.

+1. Have fun!

+1. Have fun!

Countdown to piano fun. 2PM tomorrow. I really can't wait to meet all of the folks I have been talking to for years.

Some day, you have to livestream your piano party for those of us not in the Georgia area. Sam S could do it! He's technical enough

Now that is a GREAT idea!

We had a fabulous time. Oh my, what a great group! I am sure they will weigh in tomorrow with pictures. It was so much fun for me to see such happy pianists! Everyone played some really challenging repertoire. It was a blast!

Can't wait for the pictures!

It was so good to see Sally Phillips and her super nice piano store today! She was an excellent host, and I got to meet her two associates/apprentices, and Sally made a great choice in choosing them. Their personalities were very warm and friendly, and they were very knowledgeable about pianos. Both were music majors and one was an extraordinarly good classical pianist. He also played for the group.

Sally's store is full of exquisitely prepped and tuned Steinways (mostly new and some preowned/rebuilt) and we got to play a new Steinway 9 foot concert grand. It sounded fantastic! Being the oddball of the PianoBuddies group (or just an oddball in general:-), I played my version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" (sort of a cross between Creedence Clearwater Revival's version and Tina Turner's version), and one of my original songs, "Road to somewhere". It turned out ok, considering my hands were shaking and my fingers trembling! I think the group liked my playing, or at least I hope they did. I'm hoping that what I lack in piano playing skills I make up for with my good looks and charismatic personality...

Next, I got to meet Joe80, and he was much younger than I expected. He was tall and handsome, had a great Scottish accent, big hands, and is a fabulous classical pianist! He played for the group and his hands floated across the keyboard effortlessly and almost appeared that he was barely moving or depressing the keys. In fact, some of the PianoBuddies group, including myself, asked him to give us a demonstration after the presentations to show us how he moved his fingers so effortlessly across the keyboard. You could tell that he had invested a trememdous amount of time and effort into acquiring his superb playing skills, and I'm sure all that goes with a generous gift of natural talent. My hat is off to Joe80, and I hope I can hear him play again at some point.

Needless to say, I was very impressed with Joe80's performance, and his persona...

The PianoBuddies group had a fantastic time at Sally's store. It was so nice and kind of her to offer to host our event. Sally is the best!!

Laurie hasn't sent me any pictures yet, but she took a good many pictures. Hopefully, Joe80 won't mind if we post his picture here... if he does, he can let me know.

A fun piano day indeed, surrounded by Steinways, great pianists and piano technicians!

Rick

Thanks for the update, Rickster! I've always been impressed by Joe's playing when videos are linked here. And his posts are generally full of wisdom and informative too.

I'm looking forward to whatever gets posted!

Wow, sounds so fun!

Yes, we had a great time and heard some wonderful playing. Laurie and I both have another full day today, so pictures will be coming soon.

The piece Joe80 played was the Schubert Impromptu op 90/3. We were impressed by how his fingers hardly seemed to be moving - thanks to his excellent technique and Sally's excellent regulation of the piano.

You could tell Sally was proud of her two young technicians - carrying on the tradition - they tuned all the pianos in the showroom.

Sam

Looking forward to the pictures!