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Sorry, Randy, but you've lost me here. Since I have deleted whatever message I sent you and since you didn't include it in your irritated reply, I don't know what I said to irritate you. Whatever it was, I'm certainly sorry and offer sincere apologies. Why don't you send me--hopefully off-list--my original message so I can see it. <BR>
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This I post on-list, since, if I do owe you an apology, everyone can know it. And come to think of it, I offer an apology whether I owe it or not, since your response indicates that I somehow really ticked you off. I can't even recall what you wrote originally that caused me to respond. Did I criticize your playing?? How could I do that--or praise you, for that matter--since I've never heard you play. Gee, I must have said something exceptionally stupid.<BR>
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sorry,<BR>
Charlie <BR>
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on 2/28/03 11:35 PM, Randy Fendrick at jfendrick@bak.rr.com wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>Charlie: You have no idea where my passions lie. You have never heard <BR>
me play, you have never heard my political views, you don't have any <BR>
idea from what planet I am from. If I want to talk about political <BR>
views then I usually address that person personally, in an open <BR>
discussion, where I can talk about evidence, not "gut" or "knee jerk" <BR>
reactions. The reason that I am a member of the dixieland list is I <BR>
like and play a form of dixieland. I also play in a symphony orchestra <BR>
and have for well over 30 years. In addition, I have put together all <BR>
sorts of musical groups from brass choirs to brass street bands. I <BR>
have produced concert series' which brought together many forms of <BR>
music, not just dixieland.<BR>
My academic background is that I am trained as both a musician and a <BR>
historian, and I taught history for over 25 years. On the dixieland <BR>
page, I care to talk and read about other players who appreciate and <BR>
explore that form of music. I, also, do not appreciate your attack on <BR>
me as an individual. If you want to criticize my trombone playing, and <BR>
cite evidence of how I am playing out of the chord or in the wrong <BR>
style for the tune, thats ok, but listen to me play first.<BR>
I am really amazed that Ringwald has not entered this discussion, as I <BR>
know Randy or the guy who started this list several years ago would <BR>
have.<BR>
Have a good night and hopefully we can see each other on stage someday <BR>
to appreciate what we do, which is make music.<BR>
later,<BR>
Randy<BR>
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