THE_AT MAN_NN1 WITH_IW THE_AT GOLDEN_JJ FLUTE_NN1 KNIGHTHOOD_NN1 DAY_NNT1 It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT ninth_MD of_IO december_NN1 2001_MC --_NN1 the_AT day_NNT1 after_II my_APPGE sixty_MC --_JJ second_MD birthday_NN1 --_NN1 when_CS we_PPIS2 all_DB set_VV0 off_RP to_II London_NP1 from_II Switzerland_NP1 ,_, where_CS we_PPIS2 live_VV0 ._. 
By_RP "_" we_PPIS2 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 my_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Jeanne_NP1 ,_, and_CC my_APPGE daughter_NN1 Jenny_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT reason_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG to_II London_NP1 was_VBDZ for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO receive_VVI my_APPGE knighthood_NN1 from_II the_AT Queen_NN1 of_IO England_NP1 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ occasion_NN1 in_II my_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 started_VVD out_RP not_XX too_RG auspiciously_RR ._. 
My_APPGE first_MD problem_NN1 was_VBDZ with_IW my_APPGE British_JJ management_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE name_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN on_II the_AT Birthday_NN1 Honours_NN2 List_VV0 ,_, which_DDQ comes_VVZ out_RP in_II June_NPM1 ._. 
If_CS your_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT list_NN1 ,_, Buckingham_NP1 Palace_NN1 then_RT gives_VVZ you_PPY a_AT1 choice_NN1 of_IO dates_NN2 when_CS you_PPY can_VM receive_VVI your_APPGE knighthood_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 turned_VVD this_DD1 decision_NN1 over_RP to_II my_APPGE management_NN1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 did_VDD nothing_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 kept_VVD saying_VVG they_PPHS2 wanted_VVD me_PPIO1 to_TO play_VVI a_AT1 concert_NN1 the_AT day_NNT1 before_CS or_CC the_AT day_NNT1 after_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 never_RR managed_VVN to_TO pull_VVI it_PPH1 together_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 you_PPY have_VH0 twelve_MC shots_NN2 at_II choosing_VVG a_AT1 date_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS you_PPY fail_VV0 to_TO do_VDI so_RR ,_, you_PPY are_VBR off_II the_AT list_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 put_VV0 on_II my_APPGE thinking_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC decided_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO wait_VVI for_IF anyone_PN1 to_TO arrange_VVI a_AT1 concert_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO make_VVI the_AT trip_NN1 worthwhile_JJ ._. 
At_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 honor_NN1 from_II the_AT queen_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 should_VM n't_XX depend_VVI on_II my_APPGE management_NN1 to_TO organize_VVI it_PPH1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 simply_RR made_VVD my_APPGE own_DA arrangements_NN2 with_IW the_AT palace_NN1 ,_, concert_NN1 or_CC no_AT concert_NN1 ._. 
The_AT second_MD problem_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST my_APPGE daughter_NN1 Jenny_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 terrible_JJ fear_NN1 of_IO flying_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 find_VV0 it_PPH1 hard_RR to_TO understand_VVI this_DD1 from_II a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ been_VBN flying_VVG with_IW me_PPIO1 since_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 small_JJ child_NN1 ,_, but_CCB there_RL you_PPY are_VBR ._. 
When_CS we_PPIS2 eventually_RR got_VVD her_PPHO1 onto_II the_AT airplane_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 covered_VVD herself_PPX1 up_RP from_II head_NN1 to_II foot_NN1 in_II a_AT1 blanket_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ n't_XX seen_VVN again_RT until_CS we_PPIS2 landed_VVD in_II London_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fi_NN2 ne_FW ,_, though_CS ,_, once_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ back_RP down_RP on_II terra_NN121 firma_NN122 ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 discovered_VVD the_AT third_MD problem_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD arranged_VVN with_IW my_APPGE tailor_NN1 to_TO make_VVI me_PPIO1 a_AT1 morning_NNT1 suit_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD told_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ flying_VVG in_RP just_RR the_AT day_NNT1 before_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 should_VM have_VHI it_PPH1 ready_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 knows_VVZ me_PPIO1 very_RG well_RR ,_, knows_VVZ my_APPGE measurements_NN2 and_CC everything_PN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN buying_VVG clothes_NN2 from_II him_PPHO1 for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
Also_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 specializes_VVZ in_II tailoring_VVG for_IF smaller_JJR men_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB when_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD there_RL ,_, the_AT morning_NNT1 suit_VV0 they_PPHS2 had_VHD for_IF me_PPIO1 was_VBDZ miles_NNU2 too_RR big_JJ --_NN1 it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI looked_VVN great_JJ on_II someone_PN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ six_MC foot_NN1 two_MC ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ far_RR too_RG late_JJ to_TO do_VDI anything_PN1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Fortunately_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, I_PPIS1 had_VHD with_IW me_PPIO1 a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ Italian_JJ black_JJ lounge_NN1 suit_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 was_VBDZ permitted_VVN ._. 
My_APPGE thoughts_NN2 went_VVD back_RP to_II when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ nineteen_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ and_CC was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO play_VVI as_II an_AT1 extra_JJ in_II the_AT London_NP1 Symphony_NN1 Orchestra_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 needed_VVD white_JJ tie_NN1 and_CC tails_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 borrowed_VVD them_PPHO2 from_II the_AT father_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE friend_NN1 Jeremy_NP1 Barlow_NP1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, by_II 2001_MC Jeremy_NP1 's_GE dad_NN1 had_VHD passed_VVN away_RL ,_, and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT question_NN1 of_IO borrowing_VVG a_AT1 morning_NNT1 suit_NN1 from_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR staying_VVG at_II no._NN1 30_MC Chester_NP1 Square_NNL1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ where_RRQ I_PPIS1 usually_RR laid_VVN my_APPGE head_NN1 when_CS in_II London_NP1 ,_, courtesy_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE good_JJ friend_NN1 Richard_NP1 Colburn_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR well_RR taken_VVN care_NN1 of_IO by_II Ron_NP1 Young_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Eileen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS looked_VVD after_II the_AT house_NN1 and_CC Richard_NP1 's_GE various_JJ transient_JJ guests_NN2 ._. 
On_II the_AT morning_NNT1 of_IO the_AT great_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 gathered_VVD downstairs_RL in_II the_AT dining_NN1 room_NN1 --_NN1 Jeanne_NP1 in_II her_APPGE new_JJ hat_NN1 ;_; Jenny_NP1 in_II her_APPGE new_JJ hat_NN1 ;_; my_APPGE son_NN1 Stephen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS lives_VVZ in_II England_NP1 ,_, all_DB spruced_VVD up_RP ;_; and_CC me_PPIO1 in_II my_APPGE black_JJ suit._NNU 1_MC1 ._. 
IN_II THE_AT BEGINNING_NN1 The_AT flute_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II my_APPGE blood_NN1 ,_, you_PPY might_VM say_VVI ._. 
My_APPGE grandfather_NN1 ,_, also_RR named_VVD James_NP1 Galway_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_AT1 highly_RR regarded_VVN flute_NN1 player_NN1 in_II Belfast_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 in_II turn_NN1 taught_VVD my_APPGE father_NN1 --_NN1 another_DD1 James_NP1 Galway_NP1 --_NN1 to_TO play_VVI the_AT flute_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD very_RG well_RR ._. 
So_RR as_CSA small_JJ children_NN2 my_APPGE younger_JJR brother_NN1 ,_, George_NP1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 grew_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT sound_NN1 of_IO the_AT flute_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE grandfather_NN1 came_VVD to_TO live_VVI with_IW us_PPIO2 during_II the_AT last_MD years_NNT2 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX socialize_VVI much_RR with_IW us_PPIO2 boys_NN2 ,_, or_CC tell_VV0 us_PPIO2 stories_NN2 about_II the_AT old_JJ days_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT evenings_NNT2 ,_, after_CS George_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN sent_VVN upstairs_RL to_II bed_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 often_RR played_VVN softly_RR for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 tunes_NN2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ especially_RR fond_JJ of_IO ._. 
I_PPIS1 loved_VVD listening_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 held_VVD off_RP falling_VVG asleep_JJ as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG ._. 
My_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, meanwhile_RR ,_, was_VBDZ devoted_JJ to_II Mozart_NP1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ eight_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM recognize_VVI the_AT main_JJ themes_NN2 of_IO Mozart_NP1 's_GE G_ZZ1 Minor_JJ Symphony_NN1 and_CC Jupiter_NP1 Symphony_NN1 ,_, because_CS my_APPGE father_NN1 played_VVD them_PPHO2 for_IF me_PPIO1 over_RP and_CC over_RP ._. 
Although_CS my_APPGE grandfather_NN1 was_VBDZ self_NN1 --_NN1 taught_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ good_JJ enough_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD often_RR played_VVN in_II the_AT opera_NN1 orchestra_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB his_APPGE real_JJ passion_NN1 My_APPGE parents_NN2 and_CC my_APPGE grandparents_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE friends_NN2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT lower_JJR working_JJ class_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX that_CST they_PPHS2 could_VM always_RR get_VVI work_NN1 ._. 
Shipbuilding_NN1 fell_VVD off_RP after_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, and_CC my_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ often_RR unemployed_JJ ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 did_VDD pick_VVI up_RP a_AT1 nice_JJ bit_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 playing_VVG the_AT accordion_NN1 in_II dance_NN1 bands_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT main_JJ breadwinner_NN1 in_II the_AT family_NN1 ,_, working_VVG as_II a_AT1 winder_NN1 in_II a_AT1 spinning_JJ mill_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 keen_JJ amateur_JJ musician_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 played_VVD the_AT piano_NN1 ,_, entirely_RR by_II ear_NN1 --_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD never_RR learned_VVN to_TO read_VVI music_NN1 or_CC wanted_VVD to_TO ._. 
But_CCB if_CS she_PPHS1 heard_VVD a_AT1 tune_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM play_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ favorite_NN1 playing_VVG for_IF women_NN2 's_GE guilds_NN2 and_CC other_JJ groups_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 or_CC special_JJ clothes_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 nice_JJ suit_NN1 was_VBDZ reserved_VVN for_IF going_VVG to_II church_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 and_CC for_IF weddings_NN2 and_CC funerals_NN2 ._. 
Otherwise_RR ,_, people_NN basically_RR lived_VVN in_II the_AT same_DA clothes_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 wore_VVD to_TO work_VVI or_CC school_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 always_RR had_VHD a_AT1 roof_NN1 over_II our_APPGE heads_NN2 ,_, except_CS when_CS the_AT Luftwaffe_NP1 bombed_VVD us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI ever_RR going_VVG hungry_JJ ,_, although_CS there_EX were_VBDR times_NNT2 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI much_DA1 besides_II bread_NN1 and_CC butter_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 neighborhood_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ built_VVN by_II the_AT people_NN who_PNQS owned_VVD the_AT shipyards_NN2 to_TO house_VVI their_APPGE workers_NN2 ._. 
Like_II most_DAT of_IO the_AT houses_NN2 on_II our_APPGE street_NN1 ,_, ours_PPGE had_VHN two_MC rooms_NN2 upstairs_RL ,_, and_CC downstairs_RL a_AT1 kitchen_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 little_JJ back_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 sitting_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ no_AT toilet_NN1 --_NN1 just_RR an_AT1 outhouse_NN1 in_II the_AT backyard_NN1 ._. 
And_CC no_AT bathtub_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 used_VVD the_AT same_DA tub_NN1 that_CST my_APPGE mother_NN1 washed_JJ clothes_NN2 in_RP ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 bath_NN1 every_AT1 Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ cold_JJ ,_, the_AT tub_NN1 was_VBDZ set_VVN up_RP in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT fire._NNU 5_MC ._. 
TURNING_VVG POINT_NN1 I_PPIS1 resumed_VVD my_APPGE place_NN1 as_CSA first_MD flute_NN1 when_CS the_AT orchestra_NN1 returned_VVN to_II Berlin_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX withdraw_VVI my_APPGE resignation_NN1 ,_, and_CC relations_NN2 with_IW Karajan_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX improve_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 took_VVD another_DD1 sharp_JJ turn_NN1 for_IF the_AT worse_JJR in_II March_NPM1 ,_, just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 before_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR due_JJ to_TO leave_VVI for_IF Salzburg_NP1 for_IF the_AT Easter_NNT1 Festival_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR rehearsing_VVG La_NP1 Boh_NP1 e_ZZ1 me_PPIO1 in_II preparation_NN1 for_IF Salzburg_NP1 ._. 
There_EX had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 pause_NN1 in_II the_AT rehearsal_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 took_VVD the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO explain_VVI something_PN1 to_II the_AT second_MD flute_NN1 ._. 
While_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR talking_VVG ,_, Karajan_NP1 spoke_VVD to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 to_TO wait_VVI a_AT1 second_NNT1 while_CS I_ZZ1 fi_NN2 xed_VVD a_AT1 problem_NN1 in_II the_AT flute_NN1 section_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, you_PPY never_RR ask_VV0 Karajan_JJ to_TO wait_VVI for_IF anything_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD crossed_VVN the_AT boundary_NN1 of_IO acceptable_JJ behavior_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 happened_VVD right_RR away_RL ._. 
Karajan_NP1 went_VVD on_RP with_IW the_AT rehearsal_NN1 ._. 
However_RR ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 after_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD fi_NN2 nished_VVN ,_, a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT orchestra_NN1 committee_NN1 came_VVD over_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT committee_NN1 acts_VVZ as_CSA liaison_NN1 between_II the_AT players_NN2 and_CC management_NN1 ,_, passing_VVG on_II information_NN1 and_CC settling_VVG problems_NN2 ._. 
In_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ information_NN1 :_: Karajan_NP1 would_VM prefer_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 not_XX go_VV0 to_II Salzburg_NP1 with_IW the_AT others_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 really_RR hurt_VVN ._. 
First_MD ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM go_VVI that_RG far_RR to_TO punish_VVI me_PPIO1 for_IF a_AT1 pretty_RG mild_JJ form_NN1 of_IO back_NN1 talk_NN1 (_( although_CS ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ actually_RR punishing_VVG me_PPIO1 for_IF not_XX withdrawing_VVG my_APPGE resignation_NN1 )_) ._. 
Second_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM miss_VVI doing_VDG La_NP1 Boh_NP1 eme_NN1 with_IW Pavarotti_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN greatly_RR looking_VVG forward_RL to_II ._. 
And_CC third_MD ,_, this_DD1 hit_VVD me_PPIO1 badly_RR in_II the_AT pocket_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Salzburg_NP1 festivals_NN2 paid_VVD very_RG well_RR ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD already_RR received_VVN some_DD of_IO the_AT fee_NN1 in_II advance_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD to_TO give_VVI it_PPH1 all_DB back_RP ._. 
The_AT silver_NN1 lining_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, was_VBDZ that_CST it_PPH1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 time_NNT1 to_TO go_VVI to_II London_NP1 and_CC make_VVI two_MC recordings_NN2 for_IF RCA_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 two_MC recordings_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ became_VVD famous_JJ in_II the_AT classical_JJ --_JJ music_NN1 world_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR a_AT1 major_JJ turning_NN1 point_NN1 in_II launching_VVG my_APPGE solo_NN1 career_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ with_IW Martha_NP1 Argerich_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 very_JJ fi_NN2 ne_FW classical_JJ fl_NNU ute_NN1 and_CC piano_NN1 disk_NN1 ,_, with_IW sonatas_NN2 by_II Prokofi_JJ ev_NN1 and_CC C_ZZ1 e_ZZ1 sar_VV0 Franck_NN1 ._. 
To_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ probably_RR the_AT best_JJT recording_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 two_MC works_NN ._. 
Playing_VVG with_IW Martha_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 great_JJ event_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II her_APPGE house_NN1 near_II Geneva_NP1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 rehearsed_VVD both_DB2 pieces_NN2 in_II preparation_NN1 for_IF the_AT recording_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ we_PPIS2 did_VDD in_II the_AT famous_JJ Kingsway_NN1 Hall_NN1 in_II London_NP1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ record_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Showpieces_NN2 for_IF Flute_NN1 (_( it_PPH1 was_VBDZ reissued_VVN a_AT1 few_DA2 years_NNT2 later_RRR as_II Man_NN1 with_IW the_AT Golden_JJ Flute_NN1 )_) ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD that_DD1 recording_NN1 with_IW Charles_NP1 Gerhardt_NP1 conducting_VVG the_AT National_JJ Philharmonic_JJ Orchestra_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, as_CSA the_AT title_NN1 implies_VVZ ,_, it_PPH1 features_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO virtuoso_NN1 flute_NN1 music_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ fun_JJ but_CCB very_RG strenuous_JJ to_TO play_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 contains_VVZ the_AT famous_JJ Paganini_NP1 "_" Moto_NP1 Perpetuo_NP1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD in_II one_MC1 breath_NN1 ,_, or_CC so_RR everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ led_VVN to_TO believe_VVI ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 recorded_VVD it_PPH1 in_II bits_NN2 and_CC put_VV0 it_PPH1 all_DB together_RL with_IW the_AT help_NN1 of_IO editors_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ razor_NN1 blade_NN1 ._. 
In_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, everything_PN1 was_VBDZ recorded_VVN on_II tape_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, yes_UH ,_, the_AT editing_NN1 was_VBDZ done_VDN with_IW a_AT1 razor_NN1 blade_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ an_AT1 ongoing_JJ joke_NN1 about_II the_AT best_JJT parts_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 recording_NN1 lying_VVG on_II the_AT floor._NNU 10_MC ._. 
THE_AT FLUTE_NN1 AND_CC ME_PPIO1 The_AT flute_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG large_JJ part_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 playing_VVG the_AT flute_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 hearing_VVG people_NN play_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC listening_VVG to_II recordings_NN2 of_IO it_PPH1 and_CC talking_VVG about_II it_PPH1 with_IW other_JJ flute_NN1 players_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 it_PPH1 as_RG much_RR now_RT as_CSA I_PPIS1 did_VDD sixty_MC --_JJ plus_II years_NNT2 ago_RA in_II Belfast_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ I_PPIS1 became_VVD intrigued_VVN with_IW it_PPH1 as_II a_AT1 youngster_NN1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 probably_RR enjoy_VV0 it_PPH1 a_RR21 lot_RR22 more_RRR ,_, actually_RR ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 play_VV0 it_PPH1 so_RG much_DA1 better_JJR now_RT ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, I_PPIS1 still_RR practice_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 enjoy_VV0 that_CST ,_, too_RR ,_, because_CS there_EX 's_VBZ nothing_PN1 like_II doing_VDG something_PN1 well_RR ._. 
Now_RT ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ advantage_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 good_JJ technique_NN1 that_CST you_PPY 've_VH0 built_VVN up_RP from_II childhood_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY still_RR have_VH0 to_TO maintain_VVI this_DD1 technique_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX just_RR live_VVI on_II what_DDQ you_PPY were_VBDR able_JK to_TO do_VDI in_II the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
People_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX play_VVI an_AT1 instrument_NN1 may_VM think_VVI that_DD1 practicing_NN1 is_VBZ simply_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO learning_VVG new_JJ pieces_NN2 or_CC brushing_VVG up_RP a_AT1 piece_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX played_VVN in_II a_AT1 while_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 also_RR requires_VVZ keeping_VVG in_II shape_NN1 physically_RR ._. 
If_CS you_PPY draw_VV0 a_AT1 comparison_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 ballet_NN1 dancer_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ brilliant_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ twenty_MC --_JJ one_MC1 ,_, he_PPHS1 will_VM still_RR be_VBI brilliant_JJ when_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ thirty_MC --_NN1 one_MC1 --_NN1 barring_II injury_NN1 --_NN1 yet_RR he_PPHS1 has_VHZ to_TO practice_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Some_DD days_NNT2 I_PPIS1 wake_VV0 up_RP ,_, and_CC my_APPGE playing_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX so_RG good_JJ ._. 
But_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 just_RR start_VV0 in_II practicing_VVG ,_, and_CC eventually_RR I_PPIS1 succeed_VV0 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ,_, Wow_UH !_! 
Great_JJ !_! 
Life_NN1 is_VBZ worth_II it_PPH1 again_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ sort_RR21 of_RR22 like_II people_NN who_PNQS play_VV0 golf_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX mean_VVI professionals_NN2 like_II Arnold_NP1 Palmer_NP1 or_CC Tiger_NN1 Woods_NP1 ,_, but_CCB just_RR ordinary_JJ golfers_NN2 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 known_VVN ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX play_VVI to_TO compete_VVI against_II other_JJ people_NN ._. 
They_PPHS2 play_VV0 to_TO make_VVI themselves_PPX2 better_RRR at_II doing_VDG it_PPH1 ,_, better_RRR at_II finding_VVG the_AT soul_NN1 of_IO the_AT game_NN1 ._. 
Pianists_NN2 ,_, when_CS they_PPHS2 tour_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 to_TO play_VVI whatever_DDQV instrument_NN1 the_AT management_NN1 provides_VVZ ,_, but_CCB most_DAT instrumentalists_NN2 bring_VV0 their_APPGE own_DA ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ certainly_RR the_AT case_NN1 with_IW flutists_NN2 ._. 
Over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 acquired_VVN many_DA2 flutes_NN2 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 still_RR own_VV0 most_DAT of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 quite_RG a_AT1 collection_NN1 here_RL in_II Meggen_NP1 ._. 
Sign_VV0 up_RP for_IF your_APPGE company_NN1 's_VBZ 401(k)_FO plan_NN1 ,_, especially_RR if_CS it_PPH1 matches_VVZ all_DB or_CC part_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ you_PPY contribute_VV0 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 've_VH0 been_VBN in_II a_AT1 plan_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 ,_, stay_VV0 in_II it_PPH1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY 've_VH0 suffered_VVN big_JJ losses_NN2 in_II the_AT market_NN1 ._. 
