Re: guitar in New York

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

My biggest hassle has been security, border crossing or not.
Secondarily, being asked what I'm doing with it, that is, am I
performing for pay.



glenn tamir wrote:

> Why would crossing the border with a guitar be a problem?
>
> lenka lichtenberg <lenkal (at) sympatico(dot)ca> wrote:
>
>      dear new york listers,is there anybody who would kindly lend
>      me a guitar for one evening performance (the Congress for
>      Jewish Culture's kavehoyz), thursday may 15th, 7pm.? i've
>      been warned that crossing the border with a guitar is not a
>      good idea at all. i'd be able to return it later same
>      evening, or next morning.with much appreciation, lenka from
>      toronto lenka lichtenberg, singer-songwriter, yiddish and
>      world music performer. for mp3s, audio clips and performance
>      updates, visit www.lenkalichtenberg.com
>
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Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
Head, Division Of Composition and Music Theory
University of Minnesota
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