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). )) >>> >>> -- >>> To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the >>> uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: >>> <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> >>> >> >> -- >> To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the >> uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: >> <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> >> > > -- > To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the > uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: > <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> > -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>