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What a fun idea! I hope something like that appears over here too.
zed | Homepage | 23.06.09 - 8:09 a.m. | #
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Why sit around and hope? You'll be disappointed. Start the scheme there yourself!
Exit, Pursued by a Bear | Homepage | 23.06.09 - 9:58 a.m. | #
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Ooh I live in Bristol - I can't wait. First Banksy, then pianos - the summer should be good!
allotmentqueen | 23.06.09 - 10:39 a.m. | #
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Have seen two of those you missed, both being played jollily enough: those at London Wall (near one of the side exits from Moorgate station), yesterday afternoon, and the one by Liverpool Street station (by Bishopsgate) this morning,
A splendid idea. And very good to make clear that it is nowt to do with Bozza.
Venichka | 23.06.09 - 10:53 a.m. | #
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Liverpool St piano is near the McDonald's. I played a heartfelt rendition of 'mary had a little lamb', all I remember after 2 yrs tuition. I was followed by 4 teenagers doing chopsticks.
purrito | 23.06.09 - 10:54 a.m. | #
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Paul's Churchyard - it's round the back (east end), tucked into an alcove.
I saw the boys on the north end of the Millennium Bridge - and later when I came back that way there was a Japanese tourist giving a splendid performance of the tango number "Por Una Cabeza" - till she suddenly got nerves or something and walked away to everyone's disappointment.
Autolycus | Homepage | 23.06.09 - 1:33 p.m. | #
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Are they bolted down? Why haven't they been stolen yet? Am I too cynical?
Amused | 23.06.09 - 2:28 p.m. | #
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I visited the City of London street pianos on Sunday. Photos from my wanderings, plus photos of closed gates where pianos proved inaccessible here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myk...57620102105464/
Michael Reeve | Homepage | 23.06.09 - 3:49 p.m. | #
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I've been looking forward to this since I read about it a couple of weeks ago.
I always try out a pianoforte if I find one in a pub or a church hall etc. Nowadays you do not see many pianofortes in public places they have succumbed to electronic music.
Having learnt to play from age 5 over 50 years ago I'll play old songs and hope to get a sing along!
John | 23.06.09 - 7:40 p.m. | #
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The pianos were featured on the BBC London Tonight', they featured the one in Leicester Square. Amused - have you ever tried to lift a piano? They are very heavy. Many years ago we bought one from a family in our street in Croydon for £25, for the children to learn on, and we wheeled it 100 yards uphill to our house much to my kids' amusement. It was a struggle to get it round a bend in our hallway. When we moved we left it there!
SurreyGirl | 23.06.09 - 10:24 p.m. | #
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Haven't seen any of these pianos for myself yet. They certainly look like good fun, I have to say.
Andrewh | 23.06.09 - 11:48 p.m. | #
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This is London and I will be surprised if any of them are left to be donated anywhere, apart from the scrapheap at the end of it. Maybe a graffiti artist could brighten up the pianos a bit, just an idea..........
Garry | Homepage | 24.06.09 - 12:20 a.m. | #
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Garry, the pianos are already painted/decorated.
Blatantly pimping the set of pic I took on Friday afternoon, including the St Mary le Bow piano being getting a well needed re-tune (wooden frame pianos + outdoors). http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...57620633930924/
and a couple of videos which could do with editing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...cow/3665025905/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...cow/3665832036/
Stroppycow | Homepage | 28.06.09 - 2:17 a.m. | #
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Walking passed the one near Moorgate at stupid o'clock last night, I noticed that it had been painted as a Michael Jackson tribute, with "Thriller" written across it and various other bits.
Clair | Homepage | 28.06.09 - 9:49 a.m. | #
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Was in London for a short holiday last week. St. Paul's piano is on the outside wall at the east end. First time i passed it was being played quite well by a small child, but not the second, later in the week.
Miller | 28.06.09 - 8:55 p.m. | #
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Southwark Park, Bermondsey-burnt out after one day by local vandals!According to the local rag the 'Southwark News' recently.
Rodders | Homepage | 02.07.09 - 3:04 p.m. | #
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We had a tremendous time when this was on in Sydney. I'm glad to see its continuing.
gdog | 03.07.09 - 10:04 a.m. | #
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