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Offline rach3pianoconcerto

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Rachmaninoff
on: January 02, 2007, 05:17:11 AM
Anybody know exactly how Sergei Rachmaninoff died and where?
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Offline jakev2.0

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #1 on: January 02, 2007, 05:21:08 AM
Google is your friend.  ;)
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Offline imbetter

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 11:51:26 PM
He fell ill during a concert tour in late 1942, and was subsequently diagnosed with advanced melanoma.
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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #3 on: January 03, 2007, 04:26:38 AM
and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU
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Offline sevencircles

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #4 on: January 04, 2007, 02:56:33 PM
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and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU


Where did you hear that?
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Offline Kassaa

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Re: Rachmaninoff
Reply #5 on: January 04, 2007, 04:25:43 PM
Quote from: invictious on January 03, 2007, 04:26:38 AM
and he was an alcoholic, like ALL RUSSIANS.

bargh

EDIT: I just had to say this

In Soviet Russia, Advanced Melanoma diagnoses YOU
roses are red,
violets are blue,
in soviet russia,
poem writes YOU!!
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