^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 40 deg. F :-) ******************************************************************* I have just been selected to sing in San Jose, California, in the last week of July, in an international festival of men's and women's choirs. I was last in California in 1972 ! Local listeners say that my voice has a quality which is extraordinary and soothing, and a very rare achievement for a 14th - year PWP. I am a deep bass, with my highest natural (non-falsetto) note being the A below middle C, when cold, and exactly C, when warmed up. My voice ranges comfortably down to the F, one and one-half octaves below middle C, when cold, and to the D nearly two octaves below middle C, when warmed up. I attribute my success in all aspects of retaining my voice, to the singing I do in the Maine men's chorus in which I perform regularly. I would encourage all of you to sing, or keep singing if you are now- in synagogue, mosque, church, men's or women's chorus, community chorus, or at home. Is anyone on the PIEN list interested in meeting me, in San Jose? I am also looking for accommodation in a bed-and-breakfast or a private home for 2 persons ( I will be accompanied by a personal care attendant). A bathroom fittted with grip bars for safe use is a necessity. Thank you all again, Ivan :-) :-O Ivan 50/39/36