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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2025-11-13 21:22
Am I still relevant?!?
Well, I’m as relevant as I’ve ever been……….
There are 3 maybe 4 POS’s (Piercy/Watts/Heinen/Needlesmen) who harass me and tried to get me banned from the ICA. Reason was they claimed (falsely) that I harassed them, when in fact I was defending myself against their constant attacks and backstabbing.
My Facebook group is the largest Clarinetist group on the internet with 62,000 Clarinet players. I teach up a storm, worldwide.
Take it for what it’s worth.
www.ClarinetLessonOnline.com
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
Post Edited (2025-11-14 04:04)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2025-11-13 22:39
No.
Quality and quantity aren't the same thing.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: donald
Date: 2025-11-14 01:32
Blumberg, the other post was asking if you were "revealant", not relevant.
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Author: SecondTry
Date: 2025-11-14 05:56
I have no dog in this fight.
That said, there are rules here about doing our best to not have ad hominem attacks: i.e. attacks against a person's character, motive or attributes.
The board also goes on to recognize that sometimes it's hard to separate the two and that discretion is the better part of valor.
Of course you may say, "well David started this thread about his own persona." But that's not fair to him. The truth is he was defending a thread that about that persona that was previously launched here and probably should not have been, or nipped in the bud.
Chris P: given these rules can't we try to limit talk to instruments and music, not people? I mean sure, if Anthony McGill were to leave the NYP for another orchestra, that's clarinet news and happens to involve a person not regular to this forum.
But to have a discussion about someone (David) who was part of this bboard for so many years......?
Omniclarinet314: first, I can't believe you're still here. Numerous people took issue with you bashing a clarinet vendor on now erased posts. To you, they're the problem, not you. You have to be one of the last people here to make this statement:
"If 4 good people “harass” you, you’re the problem"
And you'll probably claim ad hominem attacks against you. That's where the board's "it's hard to separate the two" comes into play when clarinet arguments are put forth that make no sense and focus needs to shift to the logic of those making such arguments.
But I don't want to redo that, and bboard mgmt can't want it either given that banter's erasure. I trust you won't be able to control yourself.
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Can we all stop this now? Can we not succumb to group dynamics because we had a bad day and (most of us at least) come here in anonymity, and gang up on someone?
Granted, David, it isn't your strong suit to turn the other cheek, but neither is it mine, and you shouldn't have to.
So can we just stop hurling hate in David's direction?
How's about that Paulus and Shuler adjustable barrel?
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Author: KenJarczyk
Date: 2025-11-14 07:17
David Blumberg is relevant. There, I said it.
Before anyone tosses rocks, how many followers do you have on a clarinet specific site? How many clarinetists have you helped out over the years?
I think the attacks may have more sinister motivation.
Ken Jarczyk
Woodwinds Specialist
Eb, C, Bb, A & Bass Clarinets
Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxophones
Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo
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