Tina

My first post - hi there all ya squeezing people - merry meet and blessed be ! Each time i entered the USA i was asked to open my weird beauty case but never in an unfriendly manner (much unlike the immigration officers), and each time i saw a big smile lighting up their faces. One older guy said he always had wanted to see such a thing and hold it. I did't ask him if he wanted to play though. The sight of a concertina so often makes people smile even if sometimes i'm not sure if this is out of pity (i'm an anglo) or jealousy ... talking about carrying contrabass cases. So you backfired with a radiating Yankee Doodle Dandy.