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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 2005/04

From: Philip McKenzie <philclimb1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Advice for Musical Touring
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:37:35 -0400

i think it is fair to say that jim has been wronged in all of this
kerfuffle.

in his way he wanted to tiptoe into outing himself. clearly a
nascent neo-nazi, jim chose our forum to make his announcement,
however thinly veiled. congratulations, it took real courage.

jim, let me speak for the list - we support you. though your
social/political views may be abhorrent to much of humanity, it's
about the music. it's not your goosestepping we judge, it's your
vibrato we embrace.

bravo for your decision. would that we all come to grip with our
true selves.

phil

--- James Jeter <jyjeter@-----.com> wrote:
> 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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