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longship

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10. Apparently many here do not appreciate, or have never heard Chopin.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 11:52 PM

Nov 2014

I suspect the latter. After all, Frederick Chopin never played electric guitar or loud drums, apparently the only sounds some folks listen to.

Myself, I find this story intriguing, as I do Chopin. Hard Rock? Rap (or whatever it's called these days). Not so much.

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