Very good William. :)
Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 2:08 PM >Subject: [Hornlist] New Topic > > >Grape Nuts are neither grapes nor nuts. Discuss. > >-William > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Freides <[email protected]> >To: The Horn List <[email protected]> >Sent: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 2:04 pm >Subject: Re: [Hornlist] BE issues and spamming > > >Daniel, a good expression here is, "There is no zealot like a > >convert." Ms. Wells has found great success with the approach she > >espouses, and her enthusiasm is, no doubt, completely sincere. I > >think she's gotten the message from this thread on the list that a bit > >less would be considered more appropriate behavior by many of us, and > >I therefore think it's time we give her the room to digest what's been > >said and change her behavior here. > > > >For me, I now say "basta" to the entire conversation, both pro and > >con, on this subject. I hope we return to arguing about other things > >instead. :) > > > >-S- > > > >On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Daniel Canarutto > ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> Paul, I agree completely with this viewpoint (as I also wrote > >> privately to Bill). > >> By now the list is continuously bombarded with this stuff, I'd call it > >> (euphemism) commercial advertising by Mrs.Wells, which could be > >> acceptable just once in a while but... she seems to be trying to make > >> the list accept the notion that it is a crucial issue of horn playing. > >> Hey, there are even folks who begin to wonder, about some player, if > >> he uses it or not. Frankly, I'm beginning to be sick of seeing all the > >> times this shower of posts by Mrs.Wells. I don't read them, but I > >> can't avoid some of the answers catching my eye. > >> > >> Just to make a comparison, there are some competent technicians in the > >> list. When it's appropriate they give interesting answers, which BTW > >> may let us know about their skills. That attitude is entirely correct. > >> It would be incorrect to bombard the list several times a day just to > >> write how better you are than all the others technicians. > >> > >> Finally (but not the least important point) Mrs.Wells is pretending to > >> assume a role which is not proportionate to her qualifications and > >> experience. > >> > >> I apologize to the list if some of the above is not fully correct > >> netiquette. > >> > >> Daniel Canarutto > >> mathematical physicist & dedicated amateur hornist > >> http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/ > >> http://www.corno.it/ > >> > >> > >> On 16Aug 2011, at 18:44 , [email protected] wrote: > >> > >>> Bill, > >>> > >>> This is very well said. It is exactly what is bothersome about the > >>> approach. > >>> > >>> Paul Navarro > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Bill Gross <[email protected]> > >>> To: 'The Horn List' <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 6:42 am > >>> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] BE issues and spamming > >>> > >>> An observation, worth exactly what you pay for it. > >>> > >>> If folks who find BE beneficial had engaged in this type of exchange > >>> from > >>> the beginning, rather than the approach that gave the impression of a > >>> blatant sales pitch, perhaps the reception would have been different. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> post: [email protected] > >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >post: [email protected] > >unsubscribe or set options at >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >post: [email protected] >unsubscribe or set options at >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
