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<p><i><font size="1">From an email dated 4/6/2006. Used by permission.</font></i></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">I became ecstatic when I
discovered your web page in which you rate recordings as well as present all
aspects of the world of polka. Your website shows an extraordinary dedication to
polka as well as a colossal effort in compiling, listening, reviewing,
researching and presenting the info.</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">I was amused by your iteration
of a trial in which the sentence was 10 minutes (or was it two hours) of
listening to Frank Yankovic records. I would accept a life sentence of listening
to Eastern style polkas. To refresh your memory, you reviewed our GIANT Polkas
album, a tribute to the big bands of the CT valley, of which you noted our
Eastern style. The reason we are an "anachronism" is that we played
polkas in the late 40's/early 50's, then retired to the mid 90's, and then took
up where we left off. We missed a whole 50 years during which polka went through
an evolution and the Eastern style disappeared . . . except to us.</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">Incidentally, concerning GIANT,
you commented that it would have been nice if the songs were identified with the
bands. Well, they were! The song composers listed were the actual bands; for
instance R. Henry stands for Ray Henry (probably the most popular of the Eastern
style bands), A. Soyka is Al Soyka, the 2nd most popular band, and Johnny Dyno,
Joe Rock, The Aristocrats, Mitch Labuda, and the CT Twins (all Eastern style
bands) are listed.</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">I really enjoyed your album
critiques as well as your presentation of history and analysis of polka. Under
literature, did you ever hear of the book </font><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hoopi-Shoopi-Donna-Suzanne-Strempek/dp/0671535455/"><i>Hoopi
Shoopi Donna</i></a><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">? I'm sorry I
can't remember the author but it was published in the 90's and is the story of a
Polish girl who immigrated to the US, and more specifically to the CT valley,
during the 60's. I think it would fill in a few blanks for you.</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">I thank you for the nice
comments you had about GIANT. Could I impose upon you to review our latest CD,
Polka OLIO? It was released in January, 2005. By the way, how did you get a copy
of GIANT? [Nos's answer: I bought it].</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">Thanks for your dedication to
polka.</font></p>
<p><font lang="0" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF">Sincerely Yours,<br>
Walt Wagner</font>
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