"My grandfather started it in 1922, " says head of the company Lena Alette Moen Grude.

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Up to this point, musician John Moen has been best known for his stints as drummer in several prolific groups.

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Formerly backing Elliott Smith, then Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, Moen currently serves as drummer for Portland, Oregon's The Decemberists.

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"Retirement used to be a male transition that wives really just accommodated, " says Phyllis Moen, a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.

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The vocals on this particular track are melodic and pleasant, but Perhapst sometimes suffers from Moen's insistence on playing with too many vocal styles.

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Although Moen's past work with The Decemberists has included sea shanties and moody historical landscapes, he settles on a more straightforward pop approach to the music on Perhapst.

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"We produce approximately 30, 000 bells each year, " says Moen Grude.

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Brann got a deserved consolation goal on the hour when Moen's driven free-kick bobbled along the ground and embarrassingly beat the diving Howard, who had attempted a one-handed save.

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It took 50% ownership in United Stationers and in 1997 installed a chief executive, Randall Larrimore, who had headed Fortune Brands' hardware division, including Moen Inc. and Master Lock Co.

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Not only did Moen write all the songs on Perhapst's self-titled debut, he also contributes the vocals and plays many of the instruments himself, with the notable exception of a guest spot by Stephen Malkmus on guitar.

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