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Calling all Southern California Piano World Members and Music lovers!
The Third Annual Bodacious Piano Party Extravaganza will take place on Saturday, January 22nd, 6 pm at the lovely home of member Jackie Ashman in San Juan Capistrano. Some of you may be aware she is the proud owner of a Petrof grand.
This year, our special Guest of Honor is our own webmaster, Frank Baxter!
Please join us! Share piano music and great food (it's pot-luck!). Meet new friends! Encounter familiar ones! And come meet Frank. He will be coming directly from the NAMM Convention to attend.
Our invitation is also for the many vendors, dealers and other professionals who are expected to attend NAMM. Get away from Anaheim and come down to SJC to party! [Hi Norbert!]
The traditional highlight of our parties is the Piano Pile-up under the piano.
Please RSVP to Penny or me via email, and we will send you the location plus driving directions.
I should be able to make this party -- I'll email Penny for instructions on how to get there I will try to bring a dessert or perhaps something else if I'm not working that day
I'm not kidding this is going to be a killer concert. See my Recital Announcement thread for details.
Hey Penny, maybe I can convince some of Wojciech's students to tag along to the party. I'd really love to hear Rocco on the Petrof. Remember him?
BTW my former obligation is my Piano Teacher's Annual Student Recital earlier that same evening. About 10 students take turns at getting vibrato out of a Steinway D.
Hi Kenny, Please do convince some of the students to come along--we have tons of room so the more, the merrier! Hope you enjoy the recital and the LMU campus--I'm a Loyola grad so if you've never been there, I know you'll love it...it's a great place
Yes, yes, yes! Bring your student colleagues and your teacher along. They are a superlative group!
I've noticed that the party tends to go in waves, with groups entering/exiting throughout the course of the evening. Your group would be the third wave, I reckon!
Everyone: Here are scenes from past Piano Parties featuring the So Cal group:
Oh please Keep me in mind next year!!!!!! I fly out house hunting Feb. 16...... I wish i had a group from here in Va Beach! :-/ All these gatherings!! I wanna go!!
I will arrive in San Diego to stay around August 1.
Denise 2005 Schulze Pollmann 126/e Classico Upright (Maple with Sunburst inlay) 1965 Baldwin Model L 6'3" Grand (Satin Black) 2020 Yamaha Clavinova CLP 735
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
BTW, how are all you Capistranians faring with the rains. Are any of you affected by the mudslides I've seen on TV? Seen some horrific video clips, and thought of you guys right away. Hope all is well...
Have fun with the party, and post pics.
Jamie
"A cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" Oscar Wilde.
We're drying out. Finally. We even had some rain last night. Ugh! San Juan Creek threatened to overflow (downstream from me, closer to the beach), and I saw all sorts of helicopters yesterday morning hovering near my foster kid's school, but I don't think it did. I guess there was some sort of voluntary evacuation. The authorities were just being cautious.