You mean he's NOT at the mailbox?

-jc

On Dec 3, 2004, at 2:27 PM, Pamela S. Follett wrote:

> Hmmm - Virtual BP violin lessons.  Ralph should go stand by his
> mailbox and
> wait for the checks to come rolling in.
>
> - Pam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Callan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 14:34
> Subject: Re: [BP] Department of the InTerrier
>
>
>> Cuyler,
>>
>> I didn't know you played the violin?!  And apparently VERY well.
>>
>> I need a teacher!  Preferably one who's not too sensitive about the
>> time between lessons and practices, or the lack of progress.  You
>> might
>> be just the one I was looking for!  At least until we figure out that
>> the technology exists to do this in real time.
>>
>> There is an exhibit I know, that has a beat up old violin with the
>> strings aged and dangling.  The card reads something to the effect of,
>> "This is a violin similar to the ones the pioneers brought with them
>> to
>> ..."  I always found it offensive because, 1.  This was supposed to be
>> a real honest to goodness professional museum, 2.  These were supposed
>> to be real honest to goodness serious profession exibit people and 3.
>> Its not that F'n Hard to find a real GD mid 19th century fiddle and
>> present it in the condition it would have been in when played!  But
>> then, I'm easily offended.
>>
>> -jc
>>
>> On Dec 3, 2004, at 1:18 PM, Cuyler Page wrote:
>>
>>> I find it increasingly appropriate to think of museum exhibits and
>>> historic
>>> restorations as "performance art".   They exist temporarily due to
>>> artificial (art) subjective choices by individuals (professionals)
>>> who
>>> attempt to express what they believe (profess) about life's patterns
>>> through
>>> the work that is left for others to see, appreciate, and reflect on.
>>>
>>> cp in bc
>>> (( player of the dulcian, performing the "Sonata Prima" (1626) by
>>> Buonamente
>>> for two violins, dulcian and continuo; and Monteverdi's "Scherzi
>>> Musicale a
>>> Tre Voci" (1607) this weekend.   The temporal nature of music is such
>>> a good
>>> reminder of the temporal nature of anything we do.   It exists while
>>> you do
>>> it, and during a concert, you only get one chance at it (and have to
>>> live
>>> with the results). ))
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>
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>>
>
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>

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