> According to Jon Murph the Celts also had jet propulsion and cold fusion at > least since Roman times.
Mr. Turovsky, You are quite correct. The Celts were giants and a Celt's fart could propel him to the moon. Perhaps that is why there are so many Celtic legends. As to cold fusion those warriors (and bards) lived in a northern clime and cold fusion was the only way to get warm (and make new Celts). I'm sure the marital fusion started with cold bodies, but soon warmed up. I'll not go further, there seems to be some support for my position (actually the main support for my current position is coming from the chair I'm sitting in, and it is a rather comfortable one). For the rest of you, I wonder if Roman times should be written as The Roman Times, a regular opinion medium promulgated on this list. Now may I point out that "early" was six AM when I was working, and (being retired) is now eight AM on a golf day. And on a day when I have nothing planned, and have stayed up too late typing my silly messages, "early" is whenever I choose to get up. Early is relative, early rock music comes from the sixties, early R& B from the thirties (but not noticed until later). Early Rap is irrelevant, as it isn't music (but if anyone disagrees I'll agree about the polyrythm). An early harpist is one who arises at sun up. Like the early lute it was a melody instrument. Polyphony came upon the musicians as a development, a social and musical development. To the modern child the Everly Brothers are early music (and that is a careful choice, they used inverse third harmony that had been a "no no" since almost the time of Fux). I respectfully request a truce, and I suggest that some of the responses would agree. Argument is best served when it is valid, and each side can accept a point, or even move. I have already done so (even though you may detect that my tongue is firmly placed in my cheek). Best, Jon To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
