Who left the Piano on the beach?

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01/25/2011 05:39:14 PM · #1

My reaction reminded me of an earlier thread of "You know you are a photographer..."

Saw this video story on CNN Mystery Piano Found on Sandbar in Biscayne Bay, FL

First thought: the photographer forgot to put it back.

Second thought: Shame about the keys but it would still make a cool prop, I wonder if anyone went and got some shots.

PGerst

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01/25/2011 05:58:04 PM · #2

Clearly the work of Sebastian.

Message edited by author 2011-01-25 22:58:56.

mgarsteck

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01/25/2011 06:23:22 PM · #3

My next big photo will involve a piano set on fire in the desert with someone playing it. Good timing I say :)

MelonMusketeer

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01/25/2011 06:34:49 PM · #4

It was probably left there by

yakatme because it was too big to fit in his kayak and too waterlogged to float it behind by the time the shoot was done.
ETA, the link is sort of not working.

Message edited by author 2011-01-25 23:35:23.

Bear_Music

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01/25/2011 06:57:30 PM · #5

Oddly, a couple years ago we had a perfectly good piano show up in "my" marsh, though by the time I heard about it, sadly, it had been removed; protected wetlands and all. They never did get to the bottom of that one.

R.

01/26/2011 03:49:07 AM · #6

Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:

It was probably left there by yakatme because it was too big to fit in his kayak and too waterlogged to float it behind by the time the shoot was done.
ETA, the link is sort of not working.

Ha! How the kayak stayed afloat for more than a nanosecond is beyond me;-)

Anywho, the link does work but they play an annoying commercial before the video story.
There is a link to a newstory with a picture below the video feed that I just noticed this morning.

Grand Piano on the Beach

"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino says the agency is not responsible for moving such items. And, he adds, unless it becomes a navigational hazard, the U.S. Coast Guard won't get involved.

For now, the piano has become a fancy roost for seagulls."

Miami DPCer's you still have a photo opp!!!!!

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01/26/2011 03:52:44 AM · #7

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Hmmm, with that bit of information I wonder if a group is going around and planting piano's in odd places....definitely not something you see every day.

Shame that the piano was removed before you could capture a shot of it. According to the recent newstory, they have not yet removed the grand piano from the beach and the Agencies are 'stateing' that it is not their responsibility to move it...yet.

MelonMusketeer

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01/26/2011 04:00:01 AM · #8

Aliens dropped it off because it was rolling around in their space ship and causing trim problems.

hahn23

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01/26/2011 04:35:10 AM · #9

Oh, I immediately recognized the 600# piano as "Time Warp" Piano, from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Can only be explained as a cross dimensional transposition.

JokersSoul

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01/26/2011 05:49:44 AM · #10

That is pretty crazy! It would be very cool as a prop!

Art Roflmao

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01/26/2011 07:55:18 AM · #11

first crop circles, now this??
*swaps his DPC ballcap for his trusty tinfoil hat*

Strikeslip

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01/26/2011 09:09:30 AM · #12

This mystery has struck a chord with some key officials of the Ivory Coast.

Carlo21

01/26/2011 09:31:00 AM · #13

GLOBAL WARMING!

tnun

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01/26/2011 09:40:22 AM · #14

Didn't Aristotle Onassis have Maria Callas's grand piano dropped from an helicopter awhile back, an ocean away?

Global warming AND oil tankers.

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01/26/2011 10:56:55 AM · #15

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

first crop circles, now this??
*swaps his DPC ballcap for his trusty tinfoil hat*

Art, are you sure that Zilla hasn't taken to piano tossing as practice for the next Olympic Sport:-)?

David Ey

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01/26/2011 11:02:36 AM · #16

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

This mystery has struck a chord with some key officials of the Ivory Coast.

Ha Ha

Beetle

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01/26/2011 11:21:15 AM · #17

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

This mystery has struck a chord with some key officials of the Ivory Coast.

Wow, Slippy....... that was downright funny AND very clever!!

GeneralE

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01/26/2011 12:32:39 PM · #18

Originally posted by CNovack:

... I wonder if a group is going around and planting piano's in odd places....definitely not something you see every day.

Wow!

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

This mystery has struck a chord with some key officials of the Ivory Coast.

Wouldn't that be the Ebony & Ivory Coast?

snaffles

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01/26/2011 02:11:45 PM · #19

DANG!

GeneralE beat me to it!!!

snaffles

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01/26/2011 02:13:06 PM · #20

Originally posted by mgarsteck:

My next big photo will involve a piano set on fire in the desert with someone playing it. Good timing I say :)

*glancing around nervously* Shhh!!!

gyaban will hear you and do something even more incredibly outlandishly creative!!!

NathanWert

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01/26/2011 02:28:22 PM · #21

What I like is that they're just going to leave it there (until it becomes a hazard).