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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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3. Went To Montreux

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 08:34 PM

Dec 4

Had a conference there.
There is a rebuilt casino but it's way more modern, so the didn't try to reproduce the beautiful building in your picture. That's where most of the papers were delivered & presentations made.
One afternoon, I walked over to The Grand Hotel, which had been recently reopened after renovations.
I walked the halls, just imagining where Deep Purple holed up to record Machine Head.
For a fan, it was a great experience.

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