Dear Martha, Thanks. Maybe I'll figure out how to work a spell checker someday...since learning to spell seems out of my reach.
Your Pal, Greg ************* On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Martha Wild <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI > Choreography, choreographer. > Martha Wild > > > > On Dec 31, 2011, at 9:00 AM, > callers-request@sharedweight.**net<[email protected]>wrote: > > Send Callers mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> >> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> callers-request@sharedweight.**net<[email protected]> >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Do you share - or don't you? (Greg McKenzie) >> 2. Re: Do you share - or don't you? (Ron Nelson) >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:17:20 -0800 >> From: Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> >> To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Do you share - or don't you? >> Message-ID: >> <CAFqkWLvY-vB7_bpbn2YMTgHV5-**jn_RtDEKaynAT15u4uORf2QA@mail.** >> gmail.com<cafqkwlvy-vb7_bpbn2ymtghv5-jn_rtdekaynat15u4uorf...@mail.gmail.com> >> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Hanny wrote: >> >> Valid reasons indeed, Colin. But what about dances that are NOT your own >>> and that you call? Does anybody ever announce 'please don't call this >>> dance >>> without speaking to me first' or somesuch? >>> >>> >> I can see why some coriographers may want to insulate a new dance from the >> folk process...for a time. Eventually, however, the folks will get a hold >> of it and you will lose control. I don't know of many dances that are >> being hoarded by callers. It seems like a doomed effort in any case. If >> someone doesn't want their dance called I will remove it from my database >> and allow it to spiral into the oblivion of "protected works" where it >> belongs. The musicians play public domain music and I feel that we should >> call dances that are also available for free use. There are plenty of >> great dances available without restriction and more being written all the >> time. I always give credit to the alleged coriographer on my cards and >> when I pass a dance on. If you want to become immortalized by your work >> it >> is best not to keep it in a lockbox. >> >> - Greg >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:24:21 +0000 >> From: Ron Nelson <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Do you share - or don't you? >> Message-ID: <BAY171-**W136DA2E1056637AF29B2850B8920@**phx.gbl> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> >> When I first started calling square dances, some 50 years ago, I would >> attend other callers' dances to research my own presentation. i would carry >> a little notebook in my pocket to make notes. The point is, once you have >> presented the figure in public, it is no longer within your control. You >> can only control its being reprinted without proper recognition and >> permission. >> >> Ron Nelson >> Chula Vista, CA >> >> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:17:20 -0800 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Do you share - or don't you? >>> >>> Hanny wrote: >>> >>> Valid reasons indeed, Colin. But what about dances that are NOT your own >>>> and that you call? Does anybody ever announce 'please don't call this >>>> dance >>>> without speaking to me first' or somesuch? >>>> >>>> >>> I can see why some coriographers may want to insulate a new dance from >>> the >>> folk process...for a time. Eventually, however, the folks will get a hold >>> of it and you will lose control. I don't know of many dances that are >>> being hoarded by callers. It seems like a doomed effort in any case. If >>> someone doesn't want their dance called I will remove it from my database >>> and allow it to spiral into the oblivion of "protected works" where it >>> belongs. The musicians play public domain music and I feel that we should >>> call dances that are also available for free use. There are plenty of >>> great dances available without restriction and more being written all the >>> time. I always give credit to the alleged coriographer on my cards and >>> when I pass a dance on. If you want to become immortalized by your work >>> it >>> is best not to keep it in a lockbox. >>> >>> - Greg >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >> >> >> End of Callers Digest, Vol 88, Issue 36 >> ***************************************** >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
