Klarinet Archive - Posting 001076.txt from 1997/08

From: "Tahna Britton" <tahnab@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Helpful communication ;-)
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 20:32:38 -0400

PS I'm sorry to keep bringing up the subject, but I wanted to make it clear
that my intent wasn't to attack anyone. I was just curious as to why you
commented the way you did. I realize I didn't state my message very well
though. I promise I am not a mean and nasty person who likes to pick on
people.

----------
> From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Helpful communication ;-)
> Date: Monday, August 25, 1997 5:08 PM
>
> My original "geez" comment was in reaction to the continued reaction to a
> posting many days ago. The discussion was with regard to paying somebody
> a fee of $325 to give a new R-13 clarinet new instrument service. The
> person continue to doubt the necessity of such a service, even though,
not
> only has he never had it done (so therefore the opinion is suspect), it
> was pointed out that the major professionals in the nation (actually
> world!) have it done to their instruments. One of his postings talked
> about the service being important for professional players....but,
> frankly, many of the comments here are designed for answers from
> professional players! It is one thing to ask for an opinion and
disagree,
> it is an entirely different thing to continue to support an opinion that
> is based on speculation!
>
> The other comments were out of boredom! But...they were also useful in
> that they caused more of the same kind of responses.....with a bit of
> humor thrown in (I see your wink at the top!).
>
> Thanks for the question.....hope I have answered it? I fully expect,
> unfortunately, that my comments here will cause the person to begin
> attacking again *sigh*....but, such is life!!
>
> Roger Garrett
> Professor of Clarinet
> Illinois Wesleyan University
>
> On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Tahna Britton wrote:
>
> > I was wondering about that, were you just really bored or did you
really
> > think those were useful comments?
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
> > > To: klarinet@-----.us
> > > Subject: Re: Helpful communication ;-)
> > > Date: Monday, August 25, 1997 7:30 AM
> > >
> > > thank you!
> > >
> > > RG
> > >
> > > On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, at 22:11, Roger Garrett wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > geez.
> > > >
> > > > And then, on the same date, at 22:12, he wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > wow!
> > > >
> > > > Now, that's what I like to see - economy of verbiage! No chance
here
> > for
> > > > misunderstandings due to platitudinous ponderosity, rodomontade or
> > > > thrasonical bombast. Those comments were pithy, incisive, and
laden
> > with
> > > > portent. Who says woodwind players can't use the English language?
> > > >
> > > > Ed Lacy
> > > > el2@-----.edu
> > > >
> > > >
> >