Iceland seminar.

[Kristinn Leifsson]

No it wasn´t. <G>


Kristinn

At 11:35 9.10.2000 -0700, you wrote:

>My Dear Kristinn & Richard,
>
>You are both, of course, quite mistaken.
>
>By the time any of your folks arrived, the North American continent was
>already discovered and populated by a number of various peoples who had been
>calling it home for some millennia.
>
>Del
>
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>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: October 09, 2000 5:56 AM
>Subject: Re: Iceland seminar.
>
>
> >
> >
> > Kristinn Leifsson wrote:
> >
> > > Do you copy, Roger? tsk tsk. :)
> > >
> > > The name, my friend, is the reason for our success.  "What´s in a name"?
> > > thou wondereth.  Well a long time ago, even before the patch of land
>that
> > > the U.S. of A occupies was discovered (by us I should add),
> >
> > Actually, you are in error there. Iceland was inhabited by Norsk Vikings
>at
> > the time and it was THEY who discovered America,, for all the good it did
> > them... grin. At some point they dropped out, as did the Icelandic
>Norsk...
> > forgotten for a time in the dust of history.. Isolated from the rest of
>the
> > world the remainder of the people on Iceland slowly developed there own
> > society, indeed Icelandic reads and probably sounds like old Nordic. And
>as we
> > all know the Nordics who discovered America simply disapeared leaving only
> > hints of their stay there.
> >
> > > the name
> > > Iceland was given to the country to get the brunt of the leeches in the
> > > world to stay away.  People who needed comfort without work.  However,
>the
> > > name Greenland was given to that country because they definitely needed
> > > more people over there.
> >
> > Grin... and more Green period..
> >
> > > Yet Greenland is ice.  So you can send us all here
> > > a postcard from Greenland during our seminar in Reykjavík. :)
> > >
> > > Well what can I say, just come over.
> >
> > That is in any case sound advice. You should all visit our Nordic
>countries at
> > some time.
> >
> > >
> > > Actually I´ve received positive feedback on this matter.  Would you
>people
> > > please tell me if you think there is any basis for this.
> > > Would you take a trip?
> >
> > Interest is certainly their.. but I think realization is somewhat off in
>the
> > future. I am on board tho on the first boat.
> >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Kristinn Leifsson,
> > > Reykjavík, Iceland
> > > 6°C at 9.am (dry)
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > Bergen, Norway
> > 13¤ at 15:00 (very wet)
> >
> >