Klarinet Archive - Posting 000658.txt from 1997/12

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: RE: basset hounds
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:47:04 -0500

On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:

> >
> > What does this instrument's existance have to do with Ricardo? So far, I have
> > seen no posts regarding individual b-flat bassetts in PRIVATE hands. If you're
> > so upset, write to Mr. Levine! It seems that if the opera houses of Europe are
> > paying for the damn things, then blaming Ricardo for not using one is quite
> > unfair!
> >
> > Of course, one of the reasons Ricardo is in a position to play the solo in
> > question is because he doesn't spend all his time responding to the crap other
> > people might choose to think or say about him! That doesn't mean he doesn't
> > see what's written here, of course. . .
>
> It would be very helpful if the party who wrote this had signed it or
> identified himself/herself in some way. It helps in understanding
> posts when we can put the words to a name. In the case of this particular
> post, for example, its testiness might become better understood if one
> knew who wrote it.
>
>
>
> =======================================
> Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
> leeson@-----.edu
> =======================================
>
I think it was Ricardo's mother ;+)

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu