Klarinet Archive - Posting 000160.txt from 2011/03

From: "Steve Hartman" <sdh902@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] To sit or stand, that is the question
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:20:22 -0400

Thanks for sharing those paintings with us, Oliver!
Clearly, you're on the fence when it comes to sitting or standing.

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From: "Oliver Seely" <oseely@-----.com>
To: "klarinet list" <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] To sit or stand, that is the question

Translation for "Qui a invit=E9 le clarinetiste =E9tranger? Est-ce que tu =

penses qu'il est chien anglais?"

"Who invited the foreign clarinetist? Do you think he's an English dog?"

But so as not to embarrass any of you (because I love all of you so much), =

please be aware that the two images are famous paintings into which I =

inserted myself playing the clarinet (standing, of course). I far too ofte=
n =

hand one of my "weekend clarinetist" business cards to someone who responds=
, =

as in the case of receiving the card with the "Fifer" on it, "Who's the =

kid?" Then I'm not sure who is putting on whom.

Here's one of me comforting Madame Sisley whose husband recently disappeare=
d =

without a trace.

http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/clarmusi/sisley4.jpg

Or this one, where I was sitting down, clearly playing with an inferior =

tone. Still, I called out, "Aw, c'mon, I can't be THAT bad," but she kept =

running.

http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/clarmusi/scream2.jpg

Oliver

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