Indeed! Thank you, Gilbert!

-- R

On Dec 13, 2012, at 3:04 PM, WALSH STUART wrote:

> On 13/12/2012 17:30, Rockford Mjos wrote:
>> And I have gratitude for your continued presentations of interesting music, 
>> Stuart.
>> 
>> Last night I ordered Isbin's two solo collections from the Lute Society, in 
>> part due to your fine performances of them.
>> 
>> I have performed some of Isbin's easy pieces and announced the movements 
>> before I started each. I announced "Gift" and just a few notes into it I 
>> made some obvious mistake, so I stopped and said 'I think I will re-Gift' 
>> and then started over. (Does that joke translate beyond the US? Re-gifting 
>> here actually means to give as a gift something a person had previously been 
>> given as a gift -- usually unwanted. I, of course, meant that I would start 
>> over.) I liked that quip so much that I may deliberately make a mistake if I 
>> perform it again.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> -- Rocky
> 
> Thanks Rocky. And many thanks to Gilbert for his creative investment in our 
> instrument.
> 
> I don't think the joke would make any sense at all to UK audiences!
> 
> 
> 
> Stuart
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 10, 2012, at 5:44 PM, WALSH STUART wrote:
>> 
>>>   [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8valGGZEQwM
>>>   Stuart
>>>   --
>>> 
>>> References
>>> 
>>>   1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8valGGZEQwM
>>> 
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