Great thread you guys,

Me ? Always had a piano in the house. Grandfather was a dance hall pianist ( wicked for those days ) and my mum a classically trained pianist who was broadcast on "live studio radio" around about the 50's. She got her first paycheck, and my grandfather gave her the money, didn't cash it, then framed it and hung it on the wall.

He bought her a beautiful Steinbech upright grand, which she still has, and is currently used when we go to see granny with my kids. We sit around it and bash out a tune.

And I wonder why my kids are musical......geez....no brainer.

Now, lets see...dance hall musician who died a pauper, mother who's doing OK, but not through music, me who gave it away for ten years because it couldn't pay the bills any longer......is there a trend developing here ? must just be in the genes.

cheers, niteshift