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Bathroom blast

Journal Staff Writer

Monday, Nov 11, 2013 3:41 AM MT

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Roger Hensel practices his trumpet in the Joe Rowell Park bathroom. "I hear everything, it's the concrete. I must have the concrete around me," he said of the rich sound the concrete blocks provide. Hensel spends up to three hours practicing in the Dolores bathroom. Sometimes he plays in the Parque de Vida bathrooms in Cortez.
Roger Hensel practices his trumpet in the Joe Rowell Park bathroom. "I hear everything, it's the concrete. I must have the concrete around me," he said of the rich sound the concrete blocks provide. Hensel spends up to three hours practicing in the Dolores bathroom. Sometimes he plays in the Parque de Vida bathrooms in Cortez.Sam Green/Cortez Journal

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