John--

Thanks for thinking of me, John.  I've got a few sets of Thomastiks to  
last me a while, though.

--LH
On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:40 PM, John Bird wrote:

> This is steamrolling along just like the Sanitary Fund! Let it be  
> noted that
> Larry Howe also needs mandolin strings.  In fact, I was talking to a  
> new
> colleague in our department today, who was formerly a grad student  
> here.
> She interviewed for a position at Roosevelt University and met Larry  
> Howe.
> When she found out he was a Twain scholar and played the mandolin, she
> asked, "Do ALL Twain scholars play the mandolin?"  No--some play the  
> heck
> out of the piano, like Ben Click!
>
> John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Click,
> Benjamin A
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:46 PM
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> Subject: Re: The opportunity of a lifetime
>
> Larry and Hal,
>
> I'm in for $2 and will cover John Bird's $2 also.  He needs the  
> extra for
> mando strings.
>
> Ben