Klarinet Archive - Posting 001039.txt from 2000/12

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Does this ever happen to any of you?
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:57:36 -0500

Lacy asked:

<< My clarinet calls to me sometimes, saying, "Lacy, come, let's play."
Usually late at night, sometimes during the day. Even when I'm at work (like
right now!) it calls to me telepathically from across the Mississippi (I
work in St. Louis but live in Illinois). Is that weird or does it happen to
you guys, too? C'mon, somebody back me up on this one.. >>

Dear Lacy: that would be weird. Belay that -- having telepathy with other
human beings is weird. Telepathic contact with inanimate objects would
qualify as "very weird."

I believe what you have is an addiction. Unlike nicotine, there is no
convenient patch to wean yourself off of it. (Duct taping an eepher to you
leg won't work, and will be very inconvenient besides. The pointy end is
quite sharp.)

There is no "clarinet anonymous," either; when found in groups, clarinet
players tend to do it *together.* Indeed, the folks on this list actually
reinforce the addiction!

I'd like to be able to offer words of encouragement, but I haven't been able
to quit myself. As far as I know, there is no known cure.

kjf

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