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To: LindyBill who wrote (71533)	2/5/2003 10:54:20 PM
From: KonKilo	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The French are really beginning to annoy me. OT Bill, I went to Paris several years ago with an All Star youth marching band. As they were short a tubist, I filled in on that horn for the parade performance. As we wound through the streets of Montmarte, Parisians were six and seven deep, many waving little American flags. Several times, I saw elderly folks who were apparently reliving the Liberation, with tears in their eyes. A few toddled out to hug us, saying Viva Le Americans. Between regular tunes, I started playing the opening strains of La Marsaillaise, the French national anthem. The response was similar to a rock band concert audience here. Since then, it has been extremely hard for me to feel anything but affection for the French people. As usual, you have the People and then you have the gov't. Two very different entities.

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