Re: Scale Question



From: musiclessons@xxxxxxxxx
Organization: WebTV Subscriber
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.beginner
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 15:48:47 -0400
Subject: Re: Scale Question

Roger E. Blumberg wrote:

" Mr. Musiclessons, let me let you in on the joke -- the origin of the
"keeping a list" business.

At some point a couple months ago I said "I _have_ been keeping score".
The reference there, un-be-knownced to you, nor to Mr. Cisco, nor
apparently to Nil (but he's just playing dumb), that reference was to
Mike C. and some exchanges we had with him a year previous. Mr. Cisco
then picked up that ball and phrase (a couple months ago) saying
something like "what's really sad is that he (Roger) is actually keeping
a list". i.e. the poor dear took it literally (not understanding the
original reference), and thought he'd try to twist it into some witty
little crack or running joke (which joke he didn't understand in the
first place). Then Nil, in all his creativity, thought he'd piggy-back
off Cisco's great wit, and now you, Mr. music lessons, have done the
same. "


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Okay.

How about 'better watch out, he's keeping score'. :-)

everyone keeps score, if only general impressions or gross stats if you
will. Would you like to see yours? ;-)

mind you, this doesn't change the fact that you still don't understand the
original referent, but it probably doesn't matter because you'll do as you
please anyway.

It _would_ be nice, for a change, around here, if people felt pleased and
contented more, and more often, to simply be nice, decent, civil, adult,
kind, respectful, helpful, friendly, cordial, hospitable, convivial,
welcoming, etc. Stephen has the right idea, but it often seems hopeless to
entertain it, around here. It really does seem too much to ask. All it takes
is one or two bad-apples to set the tone, stage, and example, put everyone
else on-edge and on-guard, in defense mode, uncomfortable, etc. It's
particularly bad if that example is being set by one or more of the
alpha-dogs of the group. Then you have a recipe for disaster. But in the
end, no number of nurse-maids can keep a bunch of unruly boys in line if
said boys are hell-bent on misbehaving. They will win -- which means we all
loose.

Roger



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