<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3>In a message dated 2/6/03 12:58:39 AM Central Standard Time, JazzMnJoe@aol.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Question: Michele Curatola: Have you ever seriously questioned whether or<BR>
not you should be writing articles about people of whom you know nothing, of<BR>
whom you are obviously merely recounting objects, knowing nothing of their<BR>
music, of their skill, or of their lack of it.<BR>
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Michele, I'm sure you are a very nice young lady (or old lady, as far as I<BR>
know): but about OKOM you should really SHUT THE HELL UP. OR LEARN MORE.<BR>
Sorry to shout. But, dear heart, you bother me!<BR>
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charliehooks@earthlink.net <BR>
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Dear Mr. Hooks,<BR>
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You really know how to be offensive in your use of Capital letters in replying to this young lady who did not even refer to you in her article......Perhaps you should be playing for the Cubs or,Bears or some team that could really use your offensive language as well as your brute strength. I would be glad to meet you in the alley to settle this . It was I who sent in the article.......Michele is a young woman with whom I correspond with. She or no one for that matter should have to read a message from a djml listmate that is as bitter as the one you penned this evening....<BR>
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I hope your happy, for I am not........I suggest that you put on that dunce cap and sit in the corner for awhile .......When you decide to be polite....I'll look forward to your apology directed to ms curatola........<BR>
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Thank you....Sir.........<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Whoa! Whoa!!! Cease Fire here. Can I jump in here...( yeah, I know that this is weird for me, an old flamer, to be refereeing)<BR>
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I know Charlie Hooks very well and I know that he didn't mean his message to sound as offensive as it sounded. I, myself, have been guilty of being too edgy and so I have a good idea of this mechanism and how a message phrased rather strongly or even in a kind of jesting manner can come off as strongly negative and offensive. <BR>
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My take on this is that he was a little piqued and what he meant to say in a light bantering fashion came off in a much stronger light. I'm sure that he will want to come in and retract much of his statement.<BR>
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Charlie Hooks is a very sweet and friendly guy, not like that at all. Please give him a pass on the meeting in the alley (chuckle). I'll second for him ( bigger chuckle).<BR>
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