Craig, you're right of course. Let's just shut off all those musicians coming from other instruments taking up an interest for the "lute". Let's quench their quest for info or commeraderie, however interested, irritating, airbags, advanced in age or whatever they should happen to be. Has someone told you there is a way to block people, whose mails you just don't wish to read on the net? I can think of about 2. Actually the idea of getting so allergic to someones mail, that you absolutely don't wish to have any contact with that person is so extreme that I haven't even considered it yet). But anyway, let's make this lute-movement a hermetic society, similar to what many aristocrats of the Renaissance and Baroque founded. Let's discourage any attempts to build bridges, friendships, contacts, across the internet medium. Especially if it's lute-related. Let's ditch Leonard's evocative Christmas mail.
I sometimes wonder where this propensity to fall onto each other's throats at all times comes from. What kind of phenomenon is it? Is it psychological, or homestead related? Have I seen too many vampire movies? I feel that over here in Europe we wish to make the assumption, that we are at least trying to keep a modicum of civility. This does not seem to be the case on some other latitudes! (And some will say: "Better to call a spade a spade". Other will say: (MO) You haven't seen the beginning yet, and your teddy-bear approach is revolting to me, others again: "Hey Man, I travelled India in the Hippie days. The local buses had slogans written on them. One of my favourites was "Live, and let live.") If I sound like the old Victorian Spinster, so be it. (Was at the total moon eclipse -79, in front of Victoria Mus�um, Calcutta) . But apparently, it has to be said again and again: Dirty laundry is not very interesting on the Lutenet. At least not by me. Speaking about *pontification*... Best Regards G�ran
