Rick Chartrand

Youre joking, right Manny? Dizzy's horn only fetched $35,000 and this Blackburn horn is $140,000?

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Solar Bell

I've heard that bugler, a real stooge.

-cw-

That one took just a little bit.

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Manny Laureano

I just got off the phone with Molarian Courley.

Unfortunately, the Ajna II is not enough in trade. I was thinking that if enough people wanted to pool their instruments we could buy the horn and start kind of a TM trumpet museum. Where we'd house that horn would be up for discussion or maybe it could float from place to place for a while, kind of like a tour. What do you folks think?

ML

Manny Laureano

Again just off the phone with Dr. Courley. He's fine, Howard (apropos of your phone call). He was rather touched by the idea but firm on the price so there's not a lot of wiggle room. He did suggest a nice place to display the horn if we can come up with the consortium of instruments to sell. It's a museum in a lovely place in upstate New York.

Niagra Falls.

Step by step we could get this done if you folks recognize the inherent value of such a purchase.

ML

Solar Bell

I'm in.

I'll donate my trumpet vine and a box of Bachs.


-cw-

If Viagra Falls peters out, how about near you in Frostbite Falls, MN?

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Manny Laureano

That's great, Chuck! Anybody else in?

Toots, you're not that far from Niagra Falls... could you check the place out for us? I'll PM you the address. Do you have a horn, too that could help up the ante?

Dr. Courley also wanted to wish everyone a Happy Hallowe'en (I told you the guy was a little "eccentric"). I told him I was considering dressing up as Wilmer tonight for a party and he said "Oh, Wiseguise, eh?"


ML

Tootsall

Hmmm, I put the cities into the direction finder on Yahoo and came up with:

Back to Directions
Starting from: Lethbridge, AB
Arriving at: Niagara Falls, ON
Distance: 2052.3 miles Approximate Travel Time: 31 hours 34 mins


Your Directions
1. Starting in LETHBRIDGE, AB on 15TH ST S - go 0.1 mi
2. Turn on 6TH AVE S - go 0.5 mi
3. Turn on MAYOR MAGRATH DR S[AB-4] - go 1.7 mi
4. Turn to follow AB-4 - go 62.7 mi
5. AB-4 becomes I-15 - go 34.7 mi
6. Take ramp toward US HIGHWAY 2[I-15 BUS] - go 0.2 mi
7. Turn on US HIGHWAY 2[I-15 BUS] - go 1.0 mi
8. Turn to follow I-15 BUS - go 0.1 mi
9. Continue on MAIN ST[US-2] - go 0.6 mi
10. Continue to follow US-2 - go 308.6 mi
11. Turn on 4TH AVE N[MT-13W] - go 0.1 mi
12. Continue to follow MT-13W - go 5.8 mi
13. Continue on MT HIGHWAY 13[MT-13] - go 46.7 mi
14. Turn on 1ST AVE[MT-200] - go < 0.1 mi
15. Continue to follow MT-200 - go 24.1 mi
16. Turn on MT-200 S - go 21.2 mi
17. Turn onto I-94 - go 613.0 mi
18. I-94 becomes I-694 - go 23.8 mi
19. Take ramp onto I-94 - go 248.2 mi
20. I-94 becomes I-90 - go 177.9 mi
21. Take ramp onto I-94 - go 201.5 mi
22. I-94 becomes M-14 - go 22.6 mi
23. Merge onto I-96 - go 20.1 mi
24. Take ramp onto W FISHER FWY - go 0.2 mi
25. Turn on PORTER ST - go 0.1 mi
26. Turn on AMBASSADOR BRIDGE ST - go 0.8 mi
27. AMBASSADOR BRIDGE ST becomes AMBASSADOR BRIDGE - go 0.7 mi
28. Take ramp onto HURON CHURCH RD[ON-3] - go 4.1 mi
29. Continue to follow ON-3 - go 2.5 mi
30. Take ramp onto ON-401 - go 138.4 mi
31. ON-401 becomes ON-403 - go 44.1 mi
32. Take ramp onto MAIN ST[ON-8] - go 2.1 mi
33. Turn on VICTORIA AVE S[ON-6] - go 0.1 mi
34. Continue on VICTORIA AVE N - go 1.2 mi
35. Turn on BURLINGTON ST E - go 1.0 mi
36. Continue on UNNAMED STREET - go < 0.1 mi
37. UNNAMED STREET becomes BURLINGTON ST - go 3.1 mi
38. Take ramp onto QUEEN ELIZABETH WAY - go 36.3 mi
39. Take ramp onto ON-420 - go 1.7 mi
40. Take ramp toward FREDERICA ST - go 0.1 mi
41. Turn on FREDERICA ST - go < 0.1 mi
42. Turn on DRUMMOND RD - go 0.2 mi
43. Turn on VALLEY WAY - go 0.2 mi
44. Arrive at the center of NIAGARA FALLS, ON

I don't know how much driving you are used to but in my neck of the woods, 2050+ miles EACH WAY isn't "just around the corner"!! Last time I did that was a 3 week trip from "here" to the East Coast and back. 8,000 miles worth of wheel time. Still got the saddle sores to show for it.

LOL.

Think I'll pass on this one.

Solar Bell

Tootsall wrote:
Are ya sure Ed?

I-94 goes right near my home in St. Clair Shores, MI.
Then the two us us could just hop on over to Windsor, (we'll take the tunnel instead of the Ambassador Bridge) and stop and watch the famous Rick, AKA Trumpetman perform. Then if you really don't want to continue to Honeymoon Town, we could come back across the river and maybe catch a Red Wings game. BTW, Molarian Courley is mentioned quite a bit in these parts and my band leader Jerome Howard knows him well. By the way the DSO is giving a concert next weekend in tribute of a violinist named Larry Fine which you might enjoy. They are performing "Hey, Porkupine!"

Please reconsider.

-cw-

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Manny Laureano

Oops! I was thinking of Glenn! Shoot! Sorry...

I recently had another senior moment confusing Charlotte with Charleston, so, don't feel bad!

Anyway, Glenn, can you shuffle over there and check out the museum site? I think the address is is on Heymo Ave.

ML

Solar Bell

If you go....

There is a great Chinese restaurant across the street from the museum.
It is called "Soy Tan Lee". They have the best Peking Duck on the American side.

-cw-

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The Willard of Oz

"Don't be afraid to see what you see."
Ronald Reagan