Piano legs Ruth

[gyb13]

Some people have nothing better to do....

Sunken piano could be music to Sox fans' ears (http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0223/1339763.html)

[hmrsf]

Many things have been done (insert tounge in cheek) in the name of breaking the curse.

Nice to see a local (and well needed) charity gather a head of steam for it's cause. Mental illness accounts for the majority of the homeless population. De-institutionalization is a failed notion that has roots in Massachusetts. Finding and restoring this piano will do little to break the curse but will 1.) raise awareness of the plight of mental illness 2.)restoration of a highly sought collectable item will bring in a BIG payout for a sound well run charity.

I could not think of a better thing to do, could you Gus?

[gyb13]

Originally posted by hmrsf
Nice to see a local (and well needed) charity gather a head of steam for it's cause. Mental illness accounts for the majority of the homeless population. De-institutionalization is a failed notion that has roots in Massachusetts. Finding and restoring this piano will do little to break the curse but will 1.) raise awareness of the plight of mental illness 2.)restoration of a highly sought collectable item will bring in a BIG payout for a sound well run charity.
I could not think of a better thing to do, could you Gus?
I just wish people were aware of these issues without resorting to this kinda stuff. I'm not familiar w/ the Restoration Project, or the kind of publicity they generate, etc., but had there been no 'curse', no piano, you wouldn't be hearing about this.

[hmrsf]

Originally posted by gyb13

I just wish people were aware of these issues without resorting to this kinda stuff. I'm not familiar w/ the Restoration Project, or the kind of publicity they generate, etc., but had there been no 'curse', no piano, you wouldn't be hearing about this.

Fair enough Gus but that is the point. Mental illness is not well understood. There is a sect of the population that many wish go away. As long as they stay under bridges and the edge of the landfill many are happy.

I am blessed to work with a not for profit organization that has heroic nurses that scour the city to find the mentally ill under bridges and soup kitchens to deliver the much needed medication. By deinstitutioning the mentally ill vs making institutions more humane we have created a huge problem.

I don't care what is used to shine a light on the problem. Take a stab at the Soxs and resurect the "cursed piano" but nationally let's generate creative solutions to a problem that is not going away. Like I said, could not think of a better thing to do.

[sweaver]

Wonder if this could be why the Red Sox have a history of sluggers who ran like they had a piano on their back?

[Xanadu Dragon]

Maybe they can get Viagra to sponsor pulling up the piano?

"Pianist Envy Ends With An Assist From Viagra!"

[VNV Nation]

this from the SABR-L:

Edited by Admin - See Post In Chain For More

[VNV Nation]

more on this:

there's some thought that the lost piano is the key to The Curse.


http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/1115/1461366.html

[tortured angel]

The key to the curse is the early 20th century New Englanders. They sold out the Red Sox for the success of the Celtics and tastier clam chowder.

[hmrsf]

It is a tounge and cheek thing done for charity.

If you guys look more into to it, it is a worthy cause. This group teaches the mentally handicapped how to refinish furniture. They live in a group home and take pride in supporting themselves.

That is what I did with my 1918 check.:p ......it is all about karma!!!!



PSSSSSSTTTTTT........we already did a thread on this!;)

[Max Power]

So, are Boxsox fans suffering from pianist envy?

[LeGrandOrange]

Oh god...:loud:

[KCBOOMER]

Originally posted by VNV Nation Edited by Admin - See Post In Chain For More

If [edited] said it it must be apochryphal. I can't believe anyone of that era used the word "sensor".

[Max Power]

I was contacted by SABR on the now-edited sections of this thread. As per their note:

"By submitting a post to SABR-L or SABR-ADMIN, the poster grants SABR permission to distribute your message to the current subscribers, and to keep a copy of the post in the server archives for later retrieval by subscribers. Other rights pertaining to the post remain with the original author, and you may not redistribute or retransmit any posts by others, in whole or in part, without the express consent of the original author."

Since we have no idea about the orginal author's consent, the post by VNV Nation quoting the SABR-L - and all quotes off that quote - have been removed from this thread.