the piano whisperer

i think i've talked about our piano before. my parents gave it to us & they got it as a wedding present from grandma & grandpa kelly 33 years ago. but oh my goodness. i don't think i can possibly describe the night we had on monday with the piano tuner. dorky, dry humored, hilarious dude. epic.

"i need to get to know her." (yup, speaking to the piano & caressing the top)
"i have a feeling she has lived on the coasts." (why yes she has, piano man.)
"there are valentine's decorations from the '90s in here eaten to shreds by the mice that used to live in your piano." (niiiiiice.)
"your home has more humidity than the one down the street. i can feel it on her." (pulls out his humidity reader.)
"let's help her voice." (let's!)
"i think that note is 36 'cents off." (gets out his machine that checks. it was 35.1.)
"you see that! is this man a genius or what?!" (talking about himself being .9 'cents off & shoving the machine in my face.)
"it is rather refreshing being around little ones because i don't have any. & this way it is so temporary!" (he  laughed for a long time here...)
>i would put quotes here but i zoned out while he & austin discussed frequencies & ratios. haha.
"i've only had one other couple watch me do a tuning. this is fun!" (no, you are impossible to stop watching.)
"now this is the defintion of instant gratification! with my ear & immense skill i can fix her & immediately hear it on her!" (don't think that's what most of us think of with instant gratification but i thought that was darling.)
"is that a hybrid creation of your own?" (when i said beautimous. he was very confused by it.)
"you have an impressive ear! but we know that i have an exceptional one. i mean i have to sleep with a white noise machine." (thanks?)
"they said i could just spend the night here." (when his wife called wondering where the heck he was.)
"if you love your job, you never work a day in your life!" (wise words piano man. wise words.)

he stayed for 3 and a half hours, past 10 o'clock. he will definitely be returning. he let me help with certain things & i actually learned a lot. plus let's not forget that he was late & cocky & happy & awkward & fabulous. oh & my piano does sound great. bonus.