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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2004/06

From: Jim Katz <jimkatz@-----.ca>
Subj: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 9 Jun 2004 07:15:00 -0000 Issue 113
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:36:51 -0400


>
>> From: Jennifer I. Paull <info@-----.com>
>>
>> All know that the drop merges into the
>> ocean, but few know that the ocean
>> merges into the drop. - Kabir, reformer,
>> poet (late 15th century)
>
> For those of you who watch "Star Trek:
> Deep Space Nine", you will all recognize that
> this is the core philosophy of the Changelings.
> (Those are the creatures that are a yellow,
> gelatinous goo, in their natural state. On their
> home world, the Changelings merge into a
> huge yellow pool called "the Link", where the
> millions of them become one being. They can
> easily imitate the molecular structure and
> physical shape of any animal, chemical or
> person. This can come in handy, when playing
> Double Reed Instruments, because you can
> simply form as many fingers as you need, not
> to mention engulfing and blowing as much air
> as is required to play LONG phrases!)
>
> This might explain how Dr. Jennifer Paull
> can be so proficient on her instruments! (I
> notice these things, because the Paranoids
> taught me all that they know!) I'm sure that all
> fans of mature, Reality TV will agree with me!
>
> Bear Woodson
> Composer in Tucson, Arizona, USA

Aah, I'm glad to see we are back on track with doublereed related
commentary. Let me add my bit. I personally do not think Jennifer is a
space alien. On the topic of paranoids (watch it, they may be reading this)
I have no musical examples except the first conductor I ever met, Moshe
Paranov. Behind his back he was occasionally called Moshe Paranoid, just
for the alliteration. He did have a behavioral anomaly, though. He threw
batons. My mother played bass in his community orchestra the Brockton
Orchestral Society in the 1940-60's and would come home with scratches on
her bass. He took delivery of two dozen batons, and the large size at that,
at the beginning of each rehearsal series and would fling them with some
accuracy at fakers, slackers, and the tempo-or-intonation-impaired.

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