trumpets

Love is the greatest feeling,
Love is like a play,
Love is what I feel for you,
Each and every day,
Love is like a smile,
Love is like a song,
Love is a great emotion,
That keeps us going strong,
I love you with my heart,
My body and my soul,
I love the way I keep loving,
Like a love I can't control,
So remember when your eyes meet mine,
I love you with all my heart,
And I have poured my entire soul into you,

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Because I had to leave my own horns in California on this trip to Maine, I borrowed a trumpet from a member of the Bath Municipal Band to play the jazz gig last Saturday and "Taps" on Memorial Day. I went online to find out some information about the trumpet I borrowed, and discovered, much to my chagrin, that the employees at the American company that make this brand and model are on strike and have been for awhile. It's the usual "outsourcing to China" story - but telling it gives me a chance to open, for you, a window into an unusual world.

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