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Yesterday my friend Roger who is a piano tuner came by to tune our piano. He brought a young friend with him named Michael who's visiting from Texas. Roger is also a vacuum cleaner collector and brought along one of the gems of his collection, a mint-condition Air-Way.
After he finished tuning the piano, he demonstrated the Air-Way on a small throw rug. It's amazing how much a straight-suction cleaner can pick up!
Then we had a delicious dinner prepared by Arlee of Chicken Adobo, one of the staples of Filipino cuisine. Then as we sat and chatted after dinner, Roger mentioned that Michael is a very fine pianist. After a bit of coaxing he sat down and played several rags, none of which I was familiar with.
I told him, "I have a brother who was a phenomenally talented pianist who, a few years ago, released a CD entitled 'Rags to Riches.'"
He gave me a very astonished look and said, "Noel Lester!"
I said, "Yes, he was my brother."
He said, 'Rags to Riches' was the very first ragtime CD I ever purchased. It's really great -- I love it!"
I felt the hair on the back of my neck tingle, and I could tell from Arlee's expression that the same was happening to him.
I told Michael, "Noel passed away in November."
Michael said, "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. What a loss. I was hoping to meet him someday."
"A Good Time Was Had By All."
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Yesterday my friend Roger who is a piano tuner came by to tune our piano. He brought a young friend with him named Michael who's visiting from Texas. Roger is also a vacuum cleaner collector and brought along one of the gems of his collection, a mint-condition Air-Way.
After he finished tuning the piano, he demonstrated the Air-Way on a small throw rug. It's amazing how much a straight-suction cleaner can pick up!
Then we had a delicious dinner prepared by Arlee of Chicken Adobo, one of the staples of Filipino cuisine. Then as we sat and chatted after dinner, Roger mentioned that Michael is a very fine pianist. After a bit of coaxing he sat down and played several rags, none of which I was familiar with.
I told him, "I have a brother who was a phenomenally talented pianist who, a few years ago, released a CD entitled 'Rags to Riches.'"
He gave me a very astonished look and said, "Noel Lester!"
I said, "Yes, he was my brother."
He said, 'Rags to Riches' was the very first ragtime CD I ever purchased. It's really great -- I love it!"
I felt the hair on the back of my neck tingle, and I could tell from Arlee's expression that the same was happening to him.
I told Michael, "Noel passed away in November."
Michael said, "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. What a loss. I was hoping to meet him someday."
"A Good Time Was Had By All."
