Here are comments some previous guests have written:
Jan 1, 1998 - 00:38 - From: - doncox@enterprise.net Comments about the web site: Hi!This must be the best music site antwhere.I have been listening to some of your files on a Yamaha MU10 sound module, plugged into an Amiga computer running the Bars & Pipes sequencer.They sound great, like real music, not the usual cold computerised stuff.Happy New YearDon Coxdoncox@enterprise.net
My name is: Don Cox
How I found your page: From Mechanical Music Digest I thinkJan 1, 1998 - 21:44 - From: - geocs@earthlink.net Comments about the web site: What a wonderful website!!! Thank you.
My name is: George
How I found your page: search engine for ragtimeJan 3, 1998 - 02:23 - From: - tpham@genesis.innolog.com Comments about the web site: Hi John,I'm a high school student in Falls Church HS, Virginia.I'm very glad to know your website. Since I'm newimmigrant and I'm very interested in Jazz music, andyour website is a really useful one for me to exploremy knowledge about Jazz Music.Thank you John,You did an incredible job and you are on the roll!Tuan Pham
My name is: Tuan Pham
How I found your page: I found it by seaching the Web with topic MIDI FilesJan 3, 1998 - 11:23 - From: - david.seager@mcmail.com Comments about the web site: Congratulations on an excellent site. Good presentation and even better content. Keep up the good work.Thanks.
My name is: David Seager
How I found your page: Sorry, I can't remember.Jan 3, 1998 - 12:15 - From: - jdean@inlink.com Comments about the web site: Just love ragtime...
My name is: J. Dean
How I found your page: browserJan 4, 1998 - 11:32 - From: - sunny@cove.com Comments about the web site: I like it a lot. Great stuff.
My name is: Sunny Gleason
How I found your page: it was on the internet.Jan 4, 1998 - 20:53 - From: - stbledsoe@aol.com Comments about the web site: I enjoyed your page alot. Great job!!!
My name is: Steve Bledsoe
How I found your page: Betty's Midi PageJan 4, 1998 - 22:45 - From: - nzola@electriciti.com Comments about the web site: Great page! Love the Gershwin. Love the Joplin, too. Well done, congratulations.
My name is: Nick Zola
How I found your page: searching for ragtime midis on a browserJan 7, 1998 - 15:07 - From: - tasbury@compuserve.com Comments about the web site: A much needed service. Good music files of the "by gone era" are hard to find.
My name is: Titus Asbury
How I found your page: Web search for midi files, yours was the first to come up in the listingJan 8, 1998 - 08:42 - From: - DaveScott@1000islands.com Comments about the web site: This is a fantastic resource! I love the arrangements and play them every day. Particularly"Georgia on my Mind" is set up to play automatically during startup. A great way to starta new session at the computer! Keep up the good work!!DaveDaveScott@1000islands.com
My name is: David E. Scott
How I found your page: Recommendation from my next door neighbor, who's a music professor at Ohio State U.Jan 9, 1998 - 04:29 - From: - 106141.1316@compuserve.com Comments about the web site: Please, can you help me! I'm looking for the title (or better, the midi file) of the ragtimeplay from the end-tune which always was played at the end of the popular TV-program "all in the family" (Archie Bunker e.g.)Do you have a clue...?
My name is: Peter-Paul Wienk
How I found your page: YahooJan 9, 1998 - 07:14 - From: - hlu@zedat.fu-berlin.de Comments about the web site: Excellent web site, musik is wonderfull.
My name is: Horst Luenser
How I found your page: YahooJan 9, 1998 - 19:37 - From: - SkipBartte@aol.com Comments about the web site: My father who died about 20 years ago was a great stride & swing piano player...Your midis bring back fond memories to me. I listen to them frequently. I am looking for a particular song (actualy a few of them) that my father would frequently play. "The waltz you saved for me" and "The darktown strutters ball" any ideas where I might find them.. Thanks again for the great music.
My name is: Skip Barttels
How I found your page: surfing for midi pianoJan 9, 1998 - 20:43 - From: - Paul@clarinet0.demon.co.uk Comments about the web site: Hi John! I am assistant directory of music in the uk. I was so pleased to stumble on to your site. I like the example files for ragtime and stride piano. Keep up the good work and thanks... Paul leonard
My name is: Paul leonard
How I found your page: Yahoo search engineJan 10, 1998 - 07:11 - From: - Randall2@erols.com Comments about the web site: Great Page You Have Here! - Great Content! - Thanks For Letting Me Stop By And Sign Your Guest Book!
My name is: David Randall
How I found your page: Dropped in from Bells and WhistlesJan 10, 1998 - 09:29 - From: - rochford@deltanet.com Comments about the web site: I love Ragtime! Please continue to post lots of MIDIfiles. They all sound great.
My name is: James Rochford
How I found your page: "Yahoo" search for "ragtime midis."Jan 13, 1998 - 16:18 - From: - guppy1@pcez.com Comments about the web site: Dear John:Here I am back again. . .looking for another of your wonderful MIDI compositions :) I would like to tell you that visitors from all over the world that stop by my site: SEVERSON'S FLIGHT PATH at: http://www.pcez.com/~guppy1/severson/ are making positive and thoughtful comments about your Lazybones Rag that you allowed me to use on my main page! I am so honored that you let me use it :) Now for my new dilemma. I have been searching and searching for an old tune that is called: "Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" and to no avail :( Can you perhaps help me?This tune means so much to our family........we had the original record butthat went up in flames with the rest of our belongings.......I pray that you can help me.God bless you :)Respectfully,Barbara Severson
My name is: Barbara Severson
How I found your page: I "fly" your Banner proudly on my main page on my website! :)Jan 16, 1998 - 03:31 - From: - PWRBNDPWR@aol.col Comments about the web site: THis is the greates website pretaining RAGTIME that I have ever been to, and I would recomend it to anyone who enjoyed ragtime.
My name is: Kenny Crawford
How I found your page: I typed your name in the search enginJan 17, 1998 - 19:06 - From: - Rhodesd@auracom.com Comments about the web site: Great work!
My name is: Dave Rhodes
How I found your page: Via Betty's Links (Betty's Midi page)Jan 18, 1998 - 14:10 - From: - Bennefeld@sff.net Comments about the web site: Just wanted to let you know that I dropped by, again. I've enjoyed your CD, "Syncopated Odyssey," very much. Worried about wearing it out, I've played it so often. Thanks much for maintaining this site. I listen to the MIDI files while I work (I have my own home business), and they help the day to go by cheerfully. I particularly like key entry to the stride piano pieces. Elizabeth
My name is: Elizabeth
How I found your page:Jan 21, 1998 - 21:06 - From: - ralphmudflap@msn.com Comments about the web site: REFRESHING...!! signed a Ragtime fan.
My name is: George Mudd
How I found your page: Searched for ragtime midiJan 28, 1998 - 10:09 - From: - charlesn@frii.com Comments about the web site: I love to visit this MIDI web page. It is very well done. I love Ragtime Music. Keep up the great work Mr. Roache.
My name is: Charles T. Neighbors
How I found your page: Just browsed over from a link off of PrimeLine's Midi pageJan 30, 1998 - 17:11 - From: - Comments about the web site: Hey, John, I'm back for a visit, today, after a little lay-off. I downloaded the Bix Biederbeck piece, "In a Mist", and like it very much. I also think your RealAudio pieces are especially nice. One of these days, I'm going to have to order your CD, which means I'll also have to buy a proper CD player (not attached to the computer). Bob Greene - ch754@freenet.buffalo.edu.
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How I found your page:Feb 2, 1998 - 21:36 - From: - Comments about the web site: I think that it is great!
My name is: Kalie Larson
How I found your page: YahooFeb 3, 1998 - 05:37 - From: - Comments about the web site: Thanks. For the music and the expositions.
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How I found your page: www.midicity.comFeb 6, 1998 - 15:59 - From: - laceplace@hotmail.com Comments about the web site: I must have spent an hour going through your site and enjoying all the music. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Ragtime and Swing music. I would love to include some of your music on our site :-) at http://ilos.net/laceplace.
My name is: Dezan
How I found your page: heard the music on www.bellsnwhistles.com and followed it on in :-)Feb 7, 1998 - 23:17 - From: - rickn@simlab.net Comments about the web site: WOW! WOW! WOW! I am really, REALLY stunned and impresed by this site! What an amazing job you have done! How you have time to be a pharmacist, accomplised pianist and web site developer I'll never know! Your multimedia presentation of ragtime is fantastic! I am sitting in my ofice, 10 feet away from my girlfriend who is working on her computer. I was just reading the passages and pressing the 'listen' buttons and this beautiful music poured out! She was so impressed! We both enjoyed your site immensely! Thank you for your hard work! Rick Ness & Gia Kauffman Parsippany, NJ rickn@simlab.net gia0000000@aol.com
My name is: Rick Ness
How I found your page: through links on YahooFeb 8, 1998 - 05:09 - From: - Don't have one now. Comments about the web site: Great Web Site! I downloaded all of the files and am looking forward to many enjoyable hours here at my computer repair shop in Upland.
My name is: Alex Pasztor (Mobile Computer Clinic, Upland CA)
How I found your page: searching for "MIDI"Feb 8, 1998 - 10:41 - From: - alanberko@msn.com Comments about the web site: Hi John - what a great page what music - what style all the best alan osborn england
My name is: alan osborn
How I found your page: just browsingFeb 9, 1998 - 17:45 - From: - charlyd02@aol.com Comments about the web site: ThanX John, You keep getting better & better! CharlyD
My name is: Charles Davis
How I found your page: Your EmailFeb 10, 1998 - 18:39 - From: - searep@orednet.org Comments about the web site:
My name is: ron pittard
How I found your page: looking for dixiland last year probably yahooFeb 11, 1998 - 21:19 - From: - dandmasc@aol.com Comments about the web site:
My name is: Mike Clark
How I found your page: looking for midi musicFeb 12, 1998 - 17:00 - From: - CypressMan@aol Comments about the web site:
My name is: Edro
How I found your page: Search engineFeb 13, 1998 - 21:09 - From: - jmunroe@bigfoot.com Comments about the web site: WOW! That's all I can say. What a find! Thanks for the work you've put in to this site.
My name is: John Munroe
How I found your page: Search engine.Feb 14, 1998 - 16:59 - From: - PMalie@msn.com Comments about the web site: I love the music. I ca'nt play worth a hoot but, with this I don't need to try to play ragtime to hear it.
My name is: Pat Malie
How I found your page: Yahoo search engineFeb 15, 1998 - 22:39 - From: - Eileenvf@infomagic.com Comments about the web site: Nothing could sound sweeter to my ears please keep in touch?
My name is: Peter Von Felde
How I found your page: looking up player pianos
Feb 17, 1998 - 10:54 - From: - Comments about the web site: Kristin Elizabeth Folk
My name is: Kristin Elizabeth Folk
How I found your page: YahooFeb 19, 1998 - 05:56 - From: - lois@cooma.snowy.net.au Comments about the web site: A great site-- I'll be back!!!
My name is: Louise Blyton
How I found your page: from Ragtimer's MIDI page.Feb 23, 1998 - 14:54 - From: - GTC73@JUNO.COM Comments about the web site: I think your web site is the BEST. I love this music. I have listened to another piano player in the past by the name of Max Morath. Just discovered your web site and will order your music from now on. Thanks for playing such beautiful music on the web. could listen to it all day.
My name is: GEORGE T. CROOKS
How I found your page: One of my friends told me about itFeb 23, 1998 - 16:13 - From: - kiyoko@nwu.edu Comments about the web site: Love Ragtime!!!
My name is: Kiyoko Aoki
How I found your page: looking for midi files on YahooFeb 23, 1998 - 19:56 - From: - Overseer5@metrolink.net Comments about the web site: Great site you have here. I love ragtime, and had a fun time here. I am also looking all over the web for midis of Noel Coward's music but, amazingly, there is nothing at all, anywhere. I am really amazed. I found one site with audio files but no midis. :( If you know of any, I'd be thrilled if you would let me know. Thanks!
My name is: Jill
How I found your page: YahooFeb 23, 1998 - 23:11 - From: - miles-wk5k@juno.com Comments about the web site:
My name is: Miles E. Anderson
How I found your page: Searched on "midi" - 1800 hits! Link to you near the top.Feb 26, 1998 - 23:57 - From: - evilpain@super.zippo.com Comments about the web site: A trully excellent cite. The biographical information is interesting and valuable. Thank you for providing such a wonderful service in such an organized and comprehensive manner.
My name is: Seth Barkan
How I found your page: Yahoo, of course. :-)---Feb 28, 1998 - 14:37 - From: - dmaca@wans.net Comments about the web site: Just keep up the great work! I'm an ex-tenor banjo player and barbershop singer. Love your stuff.
My name is: Doug McArthur
How I found your page: Just looking for RagtimeMar 1, 1998 - 11:48 - From: - binnim@tin.it Comments about the web site: I like your web site a lot. I love jazz and ragtime, too. There is wonderfull music in your midi files, really the finest piano music of this century, realistically performed too. Congratulations from an italian fan!!!!
My name is: Mario Binni
How I found your page: searching ragtime by engine I found Ragtime Press midi and there your siteMar 3, 1998 - 21:10 - From: - knapp14@juno.com Comments about the web site: Hi, I am a 16 year old from Michigan that is doing a report on Ragtime/Jazz. Thank-you for a very informative site, it has helped a lot. Christy
My name is: Christy
How I found your page: YahooMar 5, 1998 - 03:17 - From: - plmopp@futureone.com Comments about the web site:
My name is: Pat
How I found your page: don't know...just happened to find it!!Mar 5, 1998 - 09:31 - From: - Roland.Giersig@POBoxes.com Comments about the web site: One question: why is the MIDI sample only accessible via ftp? If it would be accessible via http, my webbrowser (Netscape) could automatically play it, but with ftp, I only get the option to download it (because the browser doesn't know the mime-type of the file when using ftp). Anyhow: I love your music, keep 'em coming! And thanks a lot!
My name is: Roland
How I found your page: From a MIDI sample headerMar 8, 1998 - 01:37 - From: - moretti@altavista.net Comments about the web site: I consider your web site absolutely the best on the net The music is excellent and gives me great pleasure! My name is Marco ,I comes from the Alps in Italy, I am a beekeeper and I play the piano in the spare time. Thank you for the beautiful moments listening to your music. Bye Marco
My name is: Marco Moretti
How I found your page: REALLY GREATMar 8, 1998 - 06:14 - From: - witte.vinken@wxs.nl Comments about the web site: He John! I have download your banner, and I'm going to put it in my own homepage. By the way: this is a great page!
My name is: Ralph Vinken
How I found your page: I was surfing in the Maple Leaf Rag RingMar 8, 1998 - 10:03 - From: - fiona@joam.sonnet.co.uk Comments about the web site:
My name is: fiona!
How I found your page: looking up ragtime and Scott Joplin - its a hobby interest and as I'm shortly to be a resident of Washington DC I wonder what ragtime related groups ro activities there may beMar 8, 1998 - 15:01 - From: - RuediKehl@datacomm.ch Comments about the web site: Congratulations! . super, I love this music. Ruedi
My name is: Ruedi Kehl, Allschwil / Switzerland
How I found your page: Yahoo - 'midi'Mar 10, 1998 - 23:32 - From: - selmer@escape.ca Comments about the web site: Terrific site John, great music. I have it in my pages and linked to your site. Thanks
My name is: Selmer Ausland
How I found your page: Through Bells and WhistlesMar 11, 1998 - 13:51 - From: - compubear@hotmail.com Comments about the web site: Your web page is so tastefully done and interestingly informative! As a former music major, I greatly enjoyed your multimedia presentation! It answered questions that I didn't even know that I had!! Is it likely that pictures exist of some of these composers? I find that a picture helps to connect one to the *person* that wrote the music. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share what you love (and it shows!).
My name is: Cheryl Alexander
How I found your page: My boyfriend's linkMar 12, 1998 - 18:36 - From: - ree.art@getaway.net Comments about the web site: Outstanding.
My name is: Ree Shannon
How I found your page: From www.bellsnwhistlesMar 13, 1998 - 16:45 - From: - scott@currierandives.com Comments about the web site: I sampled a number of the rag and stride pieces, I can't wait to get home and convert them to play on my solenoid piano. Love it, love it, llloooovvveeee iittt!
My name is: Scott
How I found your page: MMDMar 14, 1998 - 09:18 - From: - mel31580@pacific.net.sg Comments about the web site: Fantastic !!!
My name is: Garret Tan
How I found your page:Mar 14, 1998 - 16:43 - From: - xvg70@dial.pipex.com Comments about the web site: Great site! Fast, Colourful, easy to navigate. Love the preview to the midi files! Should be a lot more Rag-time.
My name is: Brian Soper
How I found your page: Web-searchedMar 14, 1998 - 18:47 - From: - jgalt@megsinet.net Comments about the web site: Hello Mr. Roache. Enjoyed my visit and the listening. Took away a few with me. Thank you. Verne Buland Grayslake, IL. USA
My name is: Verne Buland
How I found your page: Don't recall except it was a link from a midi siteMar 19, 1998 - 23:53 - From: - klebba@toad.net Comments about the web site: You are a wonderful musician and I hope you go far with your talent. I love ragtime, stride and early blues.
My name is: John klebba
How I found your page: Yahoo search on midiMar 20, 1998 - 13:15 - From: - dwebb@jove.acs.unt.edu Comments about the web site: G
My name is: Dave
How I found your page: A friendMar 21, 1998 - 00:45 - From: - josephpearson@hotmail.com Comments about the web site: I love your site. I was searching for some ragtime to play for my AP US History class (I like to find music from the various eras we study to give my students a feel for the texture of the life the people of that time experienced). I've downloaded all your early 20th century stuff and am enjoying it more each time I play it. I especially like the commentary you include with the music. Do you know where I could find a player piano-style version of "In the Good Old Summertime?" Thank you so very much.
My name is: Joe Pearson
How I found your page: Did a search for ragtime.Mar 21, 1998 - 05:11 - From: - aleuthold@compuserve.com Comments about the web site: Your music is great!
My name is: Alex Leuthold
How I found your page: "Yahoo-Search" by MIDIMar 21, 1998 - 08:38 - From: - rbmwise@swbell.net Comments about the web site: Dear John, Thank you for the great music. Listening to you play has helped me in a way that I can't express. I'm even thinking of going back to the piano myself, after many years of idleness, thanks to your inspirtation. Keep up the good work and thanks again. Sincerely, Rich Wise
My name is: Richard Wise
How I found your page: Randomly searching the net for good music.Mar 22, 1998 - 19:14 - From: - mbrubaker@ibm.net Comments about the web site: Great music. Glad I found you!
My name is: Mark Brubaker
How I found your page: Alta-Vista search engineMar 24, 1998 - 21:57 - From: - kstewart@prairietech.net Comments about the web site: This is my first visit but think I will be returning often. Thanks a lot for such a great treat!
My name is: Karen Stewart
How I found your page: link from BellsnWhistlesMar 25, 1998 - 13:42 - From: - richard7c@aol.com Comments about the web site: Very good! Thank you.
My name is: Richard Conklin
How I found your page: From 3-sheets.midMar 28, 1998 - 21:14 - From: - tunae@superonline.com Comments about the web site: This is one of the best sites through out all the sites I've been. I play the piano and would like to be able play rag time music without getting people around bored. But my technic is not sufficient. I'm not bad at all. But still am not satisfied with myself. Do you have any suggestions so that I can show some improvement if I follow. I know exercise will help as far as it can but which one or what way I should perform is not clear for me. I'm not sure whether there are different exercises for rag time music. I need advice. By the way why don't you add a wav file, even a picture of your self, I think this would make the site even warmer.Thanks. Tuna Erkmen
My name is: Tuna Erkmen
How I found your page: By YahooMar 29, 1998 - 02:39 - From: - Katboxxx@prodigy.net Comments about the web site: Hello! I just wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed your website! I learned something while listening to your delightful music. I wish more sites were of your quality! There's nothing like Ragtime or Stride to give a person happy feet!
My name is: Yvonne Sutton
How I found your page: Quilting siteMar 31, 1998 - 13:15 - From: - autosoft@ime.net Comments about the web site: AWESOME!!! As a professional Web Developer, and a budding Ragtime Pianist, I found this site to be extraordinary - both technologically and informationally. This is a rare accomplishment!
My name is: Larry Worster
How I found your page: Web search on Ragtime...Apr 1, 1998 - 00:15 - From: - jrjeffares1@juno.com Comments about the web site: You have some of the best ragtime around. Keep up the good work. I enjoy it immensely.
My name is: Ronald Jeffares
How I found your page: surfing and looking for 'stride piano' and 'ragtime' midi musicApr 4, 1998 - 01:23 - From: - dwhited@rosenet.net Comments about the web site: I do not play piano but enjoy ragtime, stride, and trad jazz. Your site is a joy to listen to. Thanks.
My name is: D Whited
How I found your page: via WeberApr 4, 1998 - 23:24 - From: - DaveScott@1000islands.com Comments about the web site: Hi, John, Dave Scott here. Thanks for keeping me on your mailing list. Looks like you found some additional disk space to store your newest creations. Keep up the excellent work!! Your CD is still my favorite. :)
My name is: David E. Scott
How I found your page: (email list)Apr 6, 1998 - 21:57 - From: - cmjarvis@bellsouth.net Comments about the web site: I wrote to you awhile back about a song with the frog Thanks alot, by the way, great web site. I really enjoyed the Multmedia Presentation. Thanks again Marvin
My name is: Marvin
How I found your page:Apr 11, 1998 - 17:10 - From: - wda@mail.global.co.za Comments about the web site: I found the style of your Multimedia Presentation excellent - reminds me of a long time ago when my late uncle (Jeff Stow)sat at the piano explaining syncopation to me.
My name is: Warren
How I found your page:Apr 12, 1998 - 18:48 - From: - triharp@geocities.com Comments about the web site: Great site !!!!
My name is: Triassi Leonardo
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