Klarinet Archive - Posting 001246.txt from 2000/10

From: "Franklin Kercher" <kranwli@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Earphones... most considerate
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 01:01:04 -0400

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From: Oliver Seely <oliver@-----.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Earphones... most considerate

I've seen this done at a couple drive-in movies in California. You could
here the movie sound track through your car stereo system instead of that
old clunky speaker on the pole.

>Talking about being considerate, I've often wondered why no one has ever
>organized a rock concert in which the band has no P.A. system, but the
>microphones for which go to a low-wattage FM transmitter to be picked up on
>earphones connected to receivers by the participants (who get their 5 bucks
>back when they turn the receivers in on leaving). Sorry for the
>non-KLARINET (but musical, in any case) posting, but does anyone know of
>cases in which that was tried? The velodrome at my university used to be
>used for such concerts until the neighbors complained with sufficient
>threats of violence that all future ones had to be cancelled.
>
>Oliver
>
> At 05:41 PM 10/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
>> <><> Lelia wrote:
>>The only thing I've played in a week and a half is the piano, because
>>it's electronic and I can practice with earphones.)
>>
>> This is most considerate. I mean.... how can those contractors
>>hear what they're doing if someone is filling the room with music?
>>
>>[huh? You say that I have it backwards?]
>>
>>
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