Klarinet Archive - Posting 001085.txt from 1997/08

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Helpful communication ;-)
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 13:49:50 -0400

Hi Tahna....

I didn't interpret your comment as one that was nasty or attacking in any
way....I interpreted it as a fair question....

No problem here! And thanks for your personal email a while back!

Roger Garrett

On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Tahna Britton wrote:

> 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>