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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 2005/04
From: "Eduardo Rodriguez" <e_rodriguez@-----.ar>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Advice for Musical Touring
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:59:43 -0400
Thanks James. I need remember it all my days.
Best wishes,
Eduardo
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Jeter" <jyjeter@-----.com>
To: "Doublereed List Mailings" <DOUBLEREED@-----.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:43 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Advice for Musical Touring
> Many moons ago, I used to tour nationally with the Goldovsky Opera
Institute.
> Boris Goldovsky (of Texaco's Met Opera broadcast quizzes) would get up at
the
> front of the bus before every tour and say (in a thick, high Russian
> accent) "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are about to embark on a long tour -
> most of you have never met each other, before. Everyone please just
> remember RULE 6 for the duration of the trip." Then he would
> mysteriously sit down. About 10 minutes later, he'd mischievously get up
> and say, "Oh, by the way, RULE 6 is simply: DON'T TAKE YOURSELF SO DAMN
> SERIOUSLY!!" This rule has helped me tremendously over my performing
> career, as well as occasionally in life, when I can somehow remember it!
>
> Cheers, Jim
>
>
> Quote for Wednesday: "I used to think I was incredibly sensitive and
> artistic; then one day I realized, I'm just DAMN TOUCHY!"
> Fritzi Meyer (NY neighbor, long since passed away)
>
> --
> James Jeter, D.M.A.
> NYC Bassoonist
> http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm
>
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
> you do it." Mahatma Gandhi
> "Mach' es kurz! Am Juengsten Tag ist's nur ein Furz!" Goethe
>
>
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