Klarinet Archive - Posting 001141.txt from 2002/06

From: tski1128@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Illiteratates/spelling?
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:52:58 -0400

In a message dated 6/30/02 2:02:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gnibbelin@-----.com writes:

"I imagine that I am not the only one on the List who immediately hits the
delete icon whenever we encounter your improperly capitalized and punctuated
postings. I base my deletion policy on the thought that if you are so
devoid of the knowledge of the English language that you don't know how to
write it, anything that you might have to say would be a waste of time
reading."

Ok, I'm I've read some read some insulting things in my life but I think this one tops it. I base my deletion policy, on topics I might not be interested in, one that might have been worked to death. I delete things that I have no real interest in. Even at that there are some on this list that I will read even if the topic doesn't interest me. I once heard this quote. " It's what I learned after I knew it all that counted." I find that so important as I get older.

I for one, am very interested in some of Gene's criteria for other things in life. Gene, tell us you're a member of Mensa? Tell us what your Nobel prize is in. Tell us what CD's you've recorded and where we can get them. Married a super model? In what way have you made the planet somewhat better?

I for one grew up being affected by Dyslexia, learning music and to play the clarinet helped me to function with it. Every once in a while I'll have a spelling problem. More often or not I'll have a grammar problem. But I have a lot of years of experience playing the clarinet on just about everything you could play a clarinet on. Should I "Shut up" till I can write a perfect paragraph? I have a better Idea, maybe we need an editor. You could read all posting to the list before we post, send them back to us corrected! You could help us learn, make us better than we are. That would be a noble goal and a fine way for you to contribute. I don't know, but if were me I just might be apologize to this list for being a jerk!

Tom Puwalski, Yamaha performing Artist, former principal Clarinetist with the US Army Field Band, author of a "Clarinetists Guide to Klezmer" and most importantly clarinetist with Lox&Vodka, the eastcoast's hottest Klezmer Band. Check out WWW.LOXVODKA.com

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