<div dir="ltr">When I was a child, in Akron, the common practice was to burn the leaves in the street but along the curb stones. Sometimes the piles of leaves were so large that the fires would become too large and would spread to the treelawn. Then the fire department would be called to put out the fires. It made for an exciting day or evening. Ranking right up there with the smell of burning leaves are also the smell of coal smoke and the smell of fresh tar.............three of the "little joys of life" now gone by the wayside.<br>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Dwight Long <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwightlong@verizon.net" target="_blank">dwightlong@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Herb<br>
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I can remember back in the 50s coming back to Beaver from auto trips to the East that involved the Pa Turnpike—we would use the Warrendale exit and the back roads to Beaver. Coming down into the (Beaver) valley off the hill the whole floor of the valley would be engulfed in leaf smoke.<br>
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Unhealthy, they say, but it sure did convey the impression that Autumn was upon us!<br>
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Dwight<br>
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From: Herb Brannon<br>
Sent: Sunday, 20 October, 2013 10:36<br>
To: Western PA Trolley discussion<br>
Subject: Re: [PRCo] Phil asked about music<br>
You mentioned something I really miss.............the smell of burning<br>
leaves in October.<br>
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On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 8:37 AM, DF Cramer <<a href="mailto:alto_trombone@hotmail.com" target="_blank">alto_trombone@hotmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
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> Well, what have I been up to? The beginning of the month I performed<br>
> Copland, Brahms, & Dvorak with the Butler County Symphony,our (my wife<br>
> plays cello) 28th season with the ensemble. I am back at IUP and delivered<br>
> two arrangements of French Noels from the Baroque period to begin the<br>
> semester and last week conducted a first reading of my "The Eternal Flame",<br>
> a commemorative piece for double trombone choir and narrator I wrote to<br>
> mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. All of that will be<br>
> performed on November 19 at the university. Next week I perform with IUP<br>
> brass & organ faculty at Zion Lutheran in Indiana for Reformation Sunday<br>
> and the following week we are doing Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" in<br>
> Butler. Chaplin created the musical score for this silent film and we will<br>
> be showing the film as we perform. (Side note: if you want tickets let me<br>
> know as soon as possible--I usually get 4 free ones)<br>
> Other than that, I spent quality time with Ed at the Alle-Kiski Historical<br>
> Society, led a new operator training class at PTM, printed and stuffed<br>
> ballots for PTM, and am going to the opera today to see Aida (football fan<br>
> alert--Franco Harris is leading the Grand March in the opera today)<br>
> I spend lots of time practicing and cleaning up leaves. I mulch some and<br>
> burn others---yes we are still permitted to burn here.<br>
> If you missed it--I also performed at the PTM 50th Anniversary luncheon.<br>
> See the most recent issue of PTM Trolley Fare, Fred Schneider took some<br>
> great images.<br>
> Dennis F. Cramer<br>
> <a href="http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/" target="_blank">http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/</a><br>
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> > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:49:49 -0700<br>
> > From: <a href="mailto:pcc_sr@yahoo.com" target="_blank">pcc_sr@yahoo.com</a><br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org" target="_blank">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</a><br>
> > Subject: Re: [PRCo] still having issues<br>
> ><br>
> > Stereo-vision isn't it Mr.Cramer! Soapbox opportunity; make the most of<br>
> it!<br>
> ><br>
> > You have not recently mentioned anything about your concert or music<br>
> engagements.<br>
> > I find them fascinating. Music is not at all unlike laughter is it;<br>
> both speak a universal language.<br>
> ><br>
> > Yes; BB are the last posts I have seen. There was not much of anything<br>
> before your BB posts for several weeks. You mentioned a book in relation<br>
> to this; please tell more.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Phil<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --------------------------------------------<br>
> > On Sat, 10/19/13, DF Cramer <<a href="mailto:alto_trombone@hotmail.com" target="_blank">alto_trombone@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Subject: [PRCo] still having issues<br>
> > To: "<a href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org" target="_blank">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</a>" <<br>
> <a href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org" target="_blank">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</a>><br>
> > Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 3:52 AM<br>
> ><br>
> > it seemed very interesting that after<br>
> > I posted on the list, several emails came through. I assume people were<br>
> responding with reply all. I have received no posts from the list other<br>
> than those dealing with Billy Baxter.<br>
> ><br>
> > Dennis F. Cramer<br>
> > <a href="http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/" target="_blank">http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/</a><br>
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