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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000090.txt from 2006/05
From: "harold emert" <harold@-----.br>
Subj: [DR-L] REMEMBER RULE 6...
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 19:49:14 -0400
Sear James/Jim:
Thanks so much for that,which puts the squabbles of the last few days back
in perpestive!
The other List presently sounds like the audio track of Fellini's Orchestra
Rehearsal with Emotional; Intelligence succumbing to a war of egos. We are
all on eithers List in quest of knowledge,new contacts,updating our acts and
new friendships ....not to fight for power!In fact what is presently
occurring resembles many of the orchestras in which I have worked during the
last 30 years.The group starts out friendly and then the egos
collideemotional intelligence falls to the wayside and the atmosphere
becomes unbearable.
I often wonder if some IDRS Listers would prefer the space to remain blank
with no one making any comments,arguments,airing differences of
opinion,etc.Persons who never write a word or contribute a thought are not
punished and Herb,who has attempted to contribute with all his
wisdom,.practical knowledge and experience is expelled.
I myself have had cursed and even had a threat on my life by one
disgruntled IDRS onliner.
Ho hum: it's only a List but it seems that no matter what protest we make
they won't allow Herb Fawcett back on because someone is bound to lose face.
My solution:write for this DR List exclusively until the hubble dies down a
bit.
Best wishes,
Harold Emert
Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chleo Jet" <chleojet@-----.com>
To: "Doublereed list" <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:35 PM
Subject: [DR-L] REMEMBER RULE 6...
(Forgive a repeat of this story, which I've posted
once or twice over the years - for some reason, it
seems appropriate, once again - perhaps, I'm just
getting too crazy about my reeds??!!)
Several years ago, I played bassoon for Goldovsky
Opera Institute's national tours - some lasted 8 weeks
or more - usually the orchestra and cast were
"crowded" into one bus, while a truck carried the
sets, props, etc. Mainly six one-night stands a week,
with one dark night. You were herded into this bus for
hours on end (although, thank God, Goldovsky observed
all union travel rules!), and most of us were
initially stangers.
At the beginning of every tour, Boris Goldovsky, our
conductor and fearless leader, would give a little
talk, before we set out (usually 8 AM). Some on this
list will remember his very high-pitched, distinctive
Russian- accented voice (he was known as Mr. Opera for
the Texaco Metropolitan Opera panel radio discussions
for many years). At any rate, he would always begin a
tour with the following: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I
request that you all for the remainder of our tour
remember RULE 6."
He would then go into a detailed explanation of this
rule - I can't quote verbatim, but essentially, he
talked about a gentleman bursting hysterically into a
crowded office, screaming at the top of his voice
about some complaint. Wherewith the secretary would
look him square in the eyes and exclaim, "Mr. Smith,
please remember Rule 6!" To whit, the man got very
quiet and took his place in line. Two other gentlemen
and a lady came into the office in the same manner,
screaming about complaints, slights, etc. - to which
the secretary said the same thing and they too became
calm. Finally, one of the people in the office went up
to the desk and asked the secretary - "I've noticed
you've calmed these very anxious people down by
mentioning Rule 6 - what on earth is Rule 6?" To which
the secretary replied (again in Boris' shrill
accent!), "my dear, it's very simple - Rule 6 is
simply: DON'T TAKE YOURSELF SO DAMN SERIOUSLY!"
Frankly, Rule 6 has been one of the greatest assets
I've found in the music business, or for life, in
general - when I can somehow manage to remember it!
Peace, Jim
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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."Â Mahatma Gandhi
"Mach' es kurz! Am Juengsten Tag ist's nur ein Furz!" Goethe
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