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Band Organ Is Halloween Hit
By Rob Goodale

Wow, what a night!  Yesterday we took our Wurlitzer 146B to an annual
Halloween event here in Las Vegas called "The Kings Fair".  Thousands
attend -- kids dressed in their costumes, lots and lots of bouncy
houses, kettle corn, BBQ, the works -- and the band organ completely
*stole the show!*

Crowds surrounded the organ all night, with both kids and adults
clapping and dancing around in circles, lit-up faces pointing and
staring, and lots of family portraits taken in front of the organ.
The working staff was just as thrilled and we got complements all night.
The questions continued afterwards while packing it up.  They already
want us back next year.

This is the most appreciation this organ has received in probably 60
years.  It even summoned a teenage couple who proceeded to spend an
extended time "making out" next to the music.  I guess that means it
was good -- we out-classed the local pop scene.  Now _this_ is what
mechanical music is supposed to do!  'Twas a great evening, a literal
one-organ rally.

Rob Goodale
Las Vegas, Nevada


(Message sent Sat 29 Oct 2011, 22:02:56 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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