Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 1996/01

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: cork grease
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 20:06:33 -0500

One of the recent posts on this subject stated that cork grease had been
used in lieu of lip balm because somebody had forgotten their Chapstick
while away from home. In light of Lisa's enviro-San Franciscan
lifestyle, the obvious question is begged: Can lip balm be used as cork
grease?

Neil

On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Lisa Clayton wrote:

> > One Clarinet book I have says the grease is pork fat. Aspreviously
> > stated this would also be readily absorbed by the skin, but bear in mind
> > most animal fats become the repository of the donors pesticide burden.
> >
> > Robert Black
> > Pesticide Residue Chemist.
>
> Does anybody know if there is cork grease that is vegan (ie doesn't
> use animal anything)? I try to stay away from dead animal stuff,
> being a thirty-something Californian with Birkenstocks and all.
>
> PS-- There is now a new box set of Eric Dolphy's work from his Prestige
> days that looks excellent-- have any jazz fans here had a chance to
> listen, and if so, what do you think? I have most of his works on vinyl,
> but getting everything on CDs is very tempting.
>
>
> ____ Lisa K. Canjura-Clayton The obligatory homepage:
> / clayton@-----.edu/~clayton
> / Band=Life COMING SOON: Virtual Barstow!
> "There is nothing more onanistic than playing the bass clarinet by yourself"
> -Steve Trier
>