Latitude: 37.23294°N.
Longitude: 97.01032°W.
Monday
September 16, 2002
1:11 PM
| | About Piano …
That's Alex Johnstone on the piano. The Canadian flag that you may see near the piano is a reminder that she was born in Winnipeg (Manitoba) and grew up in Kenora (Ontario) before moving to Winfield ten years ago. She now lives in Wichita. She played the piano for me while he pitched the tent.
They told me the piano first came to Winfield in 1999. After the fashion of the Stillwater Camp, the plan was to burn the piano at the end of the festival. However, the heavy rain the last night of the festival protected the piano from a fiery demise. They then carted the piano home and stored it until the next year. In 2000, a serious drought affected the Winfield area, and a total fire ban was threatened. Eventually authorities agreed to allow fires only if contained in a fire ring. Pianos don't fit in fire rings, so it was spared again. Having shown a will to live, the piano has been given a reprieve and is carted to the Pecan Grove annually. It is also given a fresh psychedelic paint job each year and has now become a standard feature of the south end of the Pecan Grove.
If you are a part of Piano and have more information to include here, send it to don@shorock.com.
|
|
