<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=230 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="e0f3be61dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>.</B></div> <div> <B>..</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="892" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 43 WIDTH="888"><div> <IMG SRC="c99f7220.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="34" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 55 WIDTH="888"><div> <B>"The Glorious Sound" is a "Netnovelet" about the adventures of two boys growing up in the 1910's and Roaring 20's, their love of music, and a certain powerful and fascinating musical instrument which draws them into the center of exciting and dangerous events. If you are interested in history, music, the Theatre Organ, and Silent Movies, enjoy this nostalgic story of a childhood fascination which grows into an adventure, all of which takes place in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, which, after the Great Fire of 1901 and  just before the  first World War, almost became the "Hollywood of the East."</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="888"><div> <B> An internet novel by Gene Stroble</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>.</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=195 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>  </B></div> <bR> <div> This web page is dedicated to the memory of  Elmer OSteen. </div> <div> Elmer was a fine man, much loved by many, and a personal encouragement to me.</div> <div>  He loved his Lord, his family, his country, and the Theatre Organ. </div> <div> He was a founder and leader of our local North Jacksonville ATOS Chapter,</div> <div> and  he kept us together when it seemed we would just fade away. </div> <div> He was a major source of information about the Theatre Organ era </div> <div> here in Jacksonville, FL, which was a favorite topic of our personal conversations --</div> <div> much of which found it's was into the netnovelet "The Glorious Sound." </div> <div> He was 99 years old at his passing, and he will be sorely missed.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="e173a3a0.jpg" border=0 width="58" height="58" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#99FF33" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="e1237430.jpg" border=0 width="55" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="e173a3a0.jpg" border=0 width="58" height="58" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1240" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 647 ><NOBR><div> ..</div> <bR> <div>  <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapters Page"><U><IMG SRC="df97ebd0.jpg" border=0 width="126" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> .</div> <div> .</div> <div> ..</div> <div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ATOS Chapter Friends"><U><IMG SRC="a8e837b0.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="123" ALT="Chap Frds" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> .</div> <bR> <div> .</div> <div> .</div> <div> .<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Allen R311 Digital Theatre Organ"><U><B><IMG SRC="bd57b830.jpg" border=0 width="123" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .</div> <div> .</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapters Page"><U><IMG SRC="dfa44630.jpg" border=0 width="836" height="611" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Click above to go the Netnovelet "The Glorious Sound," or click on a panel to follow that link.</div> <div> .</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> ...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> ..<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What IS a Theatre Organ?"><U><IMG SRC="bd18b830.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="131" ALT="What is a TO?" 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