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ISSUE #21___\__\__\__\__\__________/__/__/__/__/ September 5, 1998

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               TABLE OF CONTENTS
            What is in this issue?
     Contents:
      1. Feature Article:
              CYMBAL TIPS AND TRICKS
      2. Humor: Fun Things To Do When
              You're Stuck in an Elevator



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    |_____________________FEATURE ARTICLE____________________|

                       CYMBAL TIPS AND TRICKS

      Zildjian has been the cymbal leader for nearly 500 years. All
  the other cymbal manufacturers strive to imitate Zildjian.  Sabian
  seems to have come the closet!  But, Sabian prices tend to rival
  the Zildjian prices too.
      For this reason I am a staunchly loyal to Zildjian.  This is
  an opinionated point but deserves consideration when the arguments
  begin, concerning 'which' cymbal brand is best.

      Otherwise I would tout Sabian and the OTHER quality brands
  that DO exist out there!  There are several very good cymbal
  brands available these days.  Price may be the main qualifying
  factor.
      If you want a NEW, quality cymbal, be sure to take
  your wallet, haha.  They are all expensive!

  MY BEST CYMBAL (Buying) TRICK:
              "Save BIG $$$ on Quality Cymbals'!

      I never buy new cymbals anymore.  I find dirty, green and ugly
  high quality cymbals at swap meets, hock shops and garage sales.
  Then, check for cracks . . . if there are no cracks . . . I usually
  bid REAL low (like $30) and normally take them home.  On the way home,
  I stop by my local Walgreen or Eckard drug store and pick up a keg of,
  'Twinkle for Copper Pots & Pans' for about $1.49.  Once at home I
  throw the ugly little rascals in the tub and give them a 20 minute
  scrub.

      A $30 cymbal goes into the tub and twenty minutes later a $200
  or $300 cymbal may emerge!

  POINT:
      Quality cymbals rarely wear out under normal use . . . they
  just get corroded, green and ugly.  This is great for the savvy
  buyer . . . with Champagne taste on a Beer budget!
      Very often, that little ole, silver haired mom, selling juniors
  cymbals at the swap meet, has no clue as to what they are worth.
  She may offer you money to take them, just so she can get that
  aweful mess in the garage cleaned up!

       Buy quality cymbals cheap . . . clean 'em up and
  save a bundle.  I have made a lot of money that way.  It is
  one of my best kept trade secrets!

       A lot of pro drummers aren't even aware of the value in this
  tip.  They tend to think that dirty means old, used and worn
  out.  It really means 'Diamond in the Rough', if the brand
  name is Zildjian, Sabian or Paiste.

  MORE . . .
 Old Drums into New Money 




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                         *** HUMOR ***
                    Fun Things To Do When
                  You're Stuck in an Elevator

  Alan Meiss, ameiss@indiana.edu (edited)
  Stolen from:
  http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~mist/Humour/Elevator.html

  1.  Ask people on the elevator if they've seen the first
  part of the movie Speed.
  2.  Push all the floor buttons. At every floor, get out,
  look around, mutter, "Looks okay so far," and get back in.
  3.  Put notices in the elevators that read "Last Inspection:
  Passed. Next Inspection Due: Jan 87"
  4.  Use physics to determine how fast the elevator will be
  going if it free-falls from the top floor.
  5.  Countdown "5...4...3...2...1" and then suddenly duck.
  6.  Get on the elevator at the top floor and ask,
  "Going down?"
  7.  Keep muttering, "I hope it doesn't happen again..."
  8.  Have a friend with you, but act like he's a complete stranger.
  After a while, turn to the friend and say, "Wanna trade?" Then
  promptly trade wallets.
  9.  Replace the 3 on the third floor button with the Greek
  letter pi.
  10. Put on a crash helnet, and take one of those mini-trampolines
  into an elevator. Stand on the trampoline, then say to a friend
  holding the emergency phone, "Ok, Dave, I'm ready. Let 'er RIP!"
  (This doesn't quite make sense, but hey, you can't have
  everything.)
  11. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and
  muttering, "Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!"
  12. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the
  wall, without getting off.
  13. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the
  doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
  14. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm
  handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
  15. Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.
  16. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.
  17. Announce in a demonic voice, "I must find a more
  suitable host body."
  18. Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at other passengers.
  19. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while
  peering inside ask, "Got enough air in there?"
  20. Enter the elevator
  with a friend and have your friend say "I'll take your
  case but why'd you shoot the guy?" Respond with,
  "'Cause he kept lookin' at the back of my head." (From AC Salzer)
  21. Put on a ski mask, tap the shoulder of the guy in front of
  you, and politely ask, "Hey. do you know how to unjam a
  pistol?" (From Ricky J. Sutton)

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Your measure of yourself is all that matters!  How do
you measure up?   This may offer a clue! 


               END OF TEMPO DISPATCH #21  September 5, 1998






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