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MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.

Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.

Same. My mom lives an hour and a half north of Wade. If he still had it at Thanksgiving I was definitely going to go get it.

aarongsmith wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:16 pm Thanks for driving to meet me. I am a little exhausted from the train ride, but at least I've got a roomette on the way back. It was also a good excuse to see my folks!

Did you make it back safely, Aaron?

Hope you're well. It was a pleasure meeting you!

MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.

Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.

You missed out.

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shovelingtom wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:30 am

MiBrassFS wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:35 am Congrats to both parties.

Kinda glad this over. More than once I looked up how long of a drive it would be to Mississippi.

Same. My mom lives an hour and a half north of Wade. If he still had it at Thanksgiving I was definitely going to go get it.

We could have met in Winona, which would have been an EASY drive for both of us. Oh, well… Aaron won the prize.

MiBrassFS wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:23 pm Oh, yeah, sure, rub it in!

My pleasure, sir!

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Yeah, just like that, but without any of that nice money. (I paid off my two hospital stay-cations I had last year.)

the elephant wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:21 pm

aarongsmith wrote: Sun Aug 31, 2025 7:16 pm Thanks for driving to meet me. I am a little exhausted from the train ride, but at least I've got a roomette on the way back. It was also a good excuse to see my folks!

Did you make it back safely, Aaron?

Hope you're well. It was a pleasure meeting you!

Yes! The roomette is definitely the way to go on a 16-hour trip. I missed that it included meals, so that was a pleasant surprise and made up the cost difference between two coach seats. Dinner even includes a free alcoholic beverage if you prefer. The top bunk/upper berth did not quite latch so it was a little tricky to maneuver my broad shoulders around such tight quarters, but I made it work.

The pleasure is mine. I used the horn last night in brass band on the Eb part and it worked really well. It's been a little while since I've had horn with a tall bell, so at times it felt like my sound was far away. It fits perfectly between my Rudy and Willson in sound concept as you and I both expected. I truly did win the prize with this one.

Excellent!