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Jim Vandelly sent these two photos September 14, 2007, from Michigan's
Upper Peninsula. He played that day at the long term care facility at
Ontonagon, Michigan.
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He wrote: Just got back on Wednesday from Boise, Idaho where I played
for a
wedding and reception (2 days!) on someone else's accordion. It was nice
to get back to my own instruments.
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On vacation in Sicily
in summer 2007, Ben and Brigitte Valenti came across
this accordionist -- a "shekaredo" in Sicilian dialect -- with
his pony in the
small village of Erice.
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He was very
gracious and played many numbers for us.
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