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From:  Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
Date:  Tue Apr 23, 2002  1:15 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Birthday Cake Musical Notes

sopran@a... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/22/02 6:33:56 PM, thomas8@t... writes:
>
> << the enumerable times I've seen musical notes
> placed backwards, upside down, or written in impossible rhythmical
> combinations. >>
>
> Usually on items intended as gifts for musicians!

Here's my even funnier story on this topic. A good friend
of mine was having her 40th birthday a bunch of years ago,
and we threw her a surprise party and I volunteered to bring
the cake to the party. I went to the store in person to
place my order, and I asked them to write Happy Birthday to
my friend, and I asked them to put a few musical notes on
the cake, too. The woman understood what I wanted and she
wrote on the ticket "with musical notes". Well, when I went
to pick up the cake at the store, they had a nice sprinkling
of eighth notes, all right. And, below the words Happy
Birthday were the words With Musical Notes. I cracked up,
and it was the hit of the party. So when the same friend
had her 50th, we had With Musical Notes put on the cake on
purpose, which she enjoyed. And I was doing something
similar with this cake, but they can't deal with the actual
"musical notes"! So I just have to settle for the words.
But it's a surprise, so don't say anything to any of my
friends for a few days.

Peggy


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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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