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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Krowbar who wrote (40726)	6/18/1999 9:03:00 AM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Deaf Girl Performs with Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia- A 29 year old deaf girl tried to live out her dream of performing a violin solo with the Philly orchestra. She had been deaf from birth, and strongly wanted to play professional violin. She was encouraged by her teacher, Dr. Schlif Verchasct, a teacher from Vienna, Austria. Although she cannot hear, the vibrations from the floor allow her to "feel" the music. Unfortunately, things are not always picturebook perfect, and the deaf musician began her first tune completely out of key. The sound was so bad that the audience began leaving the auditorium. The conductor began to giggle and many of the other musicians joined in. A reporter described the sound as "something a cat would make if you set it on fire." Then the girl began another Bach piece despite the fact that the rest of the orchestra was performing Beethoven. After 15 minutes of torturous sounds, the conductor strode off the stage and asked for a double scotch to regain his nerves. When asked about her performance during intermission the girl looked at the reporter and asked "what?".

To: Krowbar who wrote (40726)	6/18/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 108807

Man Gets Job Holding Building Up Dallas - After the near collapse of the Wood Building in downtown Dallas, Boris Haspotch, the world's strongest man, came to the rescue.A cornerstone of the newly constructed building was crumbling into dust, and the building was dangerously close to collapse. Haspotch realized the danger, and ran over, placing himself under the east corner, and leveling the building until the occupants retreated to safety. When help arrived, they were stumped as to what to do next. A new cornerstone would take 14 days to arrive to at the scene, and they were faced with having to demolish the 35 million dollar office tower. Construction Supervisor Bill Clemens offered Haspotch 10000 dollars a day to remain as a "human" cornerstone until the concrete cornerstone was replaced. Haspotch agreed, and had been holding the building up ever since. Life has returned to normal and most occupants of the building come and go during their working hours. Haspotch has made only one request - that people over 300 pounds wait until the concrete cornerstone is in place before they enter the building. "I may be strong, but why take a chance and let fatsoes in the building....". QUOTES " I knew it would take two weeks to get the new corner stone, so I made Boris an offer to stay awhile....". Bill Clemens Construction Supervisor " If he can hold hold it up for 1 hour, he can hold it up for two more weeks....". Andrew Clight Foundation Specialist " I only hope he doesn't have to go to the bathroom". John Clydesdale Contraction Worker