Steve, you are ABSOLUTELY correct, and I apologize. My intent was to send a private email and instead I replied to the entire list.
Again, my most humble apologies. Go horns!! Come check me out on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/ericegle --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Steve Freides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Steve Freides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Dangers of Playing Loud (Hans) > To: "'The Horn List'" <horn@music.memphis.edu> > Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 1:32 AM > Hans and Eric, this is off-topic and I hope you, and > everyone else, will > respect the rest of us and keep your disagreements about > health care policy, > wealth, and whatever else _off_ the horn list. > > -S- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric Egle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:09 AM > > To: The Horn List > > Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Dangers of Playing Loud (Hans) > > > > Hans, in the U.S. there is health care for those that > have > > only the income to afford just a 'nominal' > fee. In fact, it > > is ILLEGAL for a hospital to refuse emergency medical > > assistance, regardless of financial standing or > ability. If > > you incur debt related to medical need all banks and > > financial institutions are required BY LAW to > disregard these > > debts when considering credit for other financial > needs. > > > > Universities-- in particular in the U.S., go out of > their way > > to create health care that students can afford. > > > > In FACT, in the U.S. we pay MUCH MUCH less in the way > of > > personal federal income tax (by the way which is > freely and > > socialistically distributed in the U.N.) when compared > to the > > rest of the 'free' world. I don't think > what we pay for > > healthcare here in the U.S. is more than nominal, when > you > > consider the bottom dollar. > > > > In summation, I don't see how your comments that > suggest > > Germany's or Austria's implicit superior > health care systems > > have any relevance here. There simply is no factual > data to > > suggest any merit to you claims. > > > > Your simplistic criticism that 'money' is a > brutal and > > mundane goal does not suffice here. Money=life. > Period. > > You can try to make it appear as carnal or inhumane as > you > > like. It does not negate the FACT that money=life. > > > > You, as a member of one of the RICHEST nations in the > world, > > should understand this above all people. > > > > > > > > Come check me out on MySpace at > http://www.myspace.com/ericegle > > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/31/08, hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Dangers of Playing Loud > (Hans) > > > To: "'The Horn List'" > <horn@music.memphis.edu> > > > Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 11:06 PM Question. > Why dont students > > > not have any health insurance in your country ? > Here in Germany & > > > Austria all students have to join a given health > care > > system, paying a > > > very, very just nominal fee, otherwise they will > not be > > enrolled as a > > > student. So the situation for (ex- or still) > patients like > > you is very > > > different. > > > Does it come from the "profit comes > first" > > > philosophy of the > > > society ? Or "being rich means being > pius" ? > > > > ============================================================ > > > ================================================ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:27 PM > > > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > > > Subject: [Hornlist] Dangers of Playing Loud > (Hans) > > > > > > Hans, > > > > > > I think in general most Americans put far to much > time into work. I > > > have been with the same company for 8 years, last > year I > > took my first > > > full week vacation of the 8 years. I work in > sales, time is money, > > > numbers are money, the more work you miss, the > more work > > you distract > > > yourself from the less money you make. It was a > career I fell into > > > after a severe car accident two years into my > college education. > > > The > > > doctors wanted to be paid, as a student I had no > health > > insurance. It > > > was a matter of health for me to take on a job > that > > requires so much > > > of me, and being bright I quickly excelled .I am > not alone, average > > > Americas far out work most markets while at the > same time > > having much > > > higher public assistance/social serice brackets > with our > > communities. > > > I would adore a more European work load. We have > lost focus > > on Quality > > > of work over quantiy being forever brainwashed > into the > > numbers game. > > > Which ties into over all quality of life, work, > and even products > > > offered. Hint that a Older Conn is often more > desirable > > then a newer > > > Conn. The difference is often the time and > quality used to produce > > > said horn, today its mass produced soul cheaper > to increase the > > > market base which means over all a larger profit. > That > > does not mean > > > the work ethic is right. In Europe you see more > sound brands still > > > being produced with the focus of Quality over the > Quantity. > > Workers > > > are happier, more productive and ohhhh does A > mini-brake > > sounds quite > > > nice about now from this side of the pond. > > > > > > I quite often buzz a mouth piece, and free lip > buzzing at well. But > > > being a come back player I still have to reform > all of the patterns > > > that come from playing, as well as realign my > lips with my > > ears. That > > > only comes with physical horn work, especially > while making > > > adjustments for a spine that is no where near > the same as > > it was at > > > my peak. > > > > > > It is actually the physical and mental demands of > the job I > > do, that > > > caused me to seek out the horn and my joy again. > I am also > > realistic > > > about the fact that despite what level I played > at prior to said > > > accident. I may never regain it. I simply want > to play solid and > > > well. Which sometimes requires before work > practice, and 12 hours > > > later hitting my fundamentals to re entice > patterns that > > work with my > > > ear. > > > It is finding a balance in what you do for work, > and what > > you do for > > > love when you can't work your love that > creates stability. > > > Their is only so many days you can repeat > protocol. Music > > bring color, > > > every day something different and new. Mozart > one day, Mahler the > > > next. > > > > > > I do so appreciate your attention to response and > your > > re-posting your > > > comment. Luckily I am not one who has yet had to > deal with > > bothering a > > > neighbor's. > > > Then again I haven't tried to belt out Mahler > at 1 am > > either. Mozart > > > though, a resounding yes =) > > > > > > When you live where culture and optimum ideals > don't align, > > you have > > > to remold the path, respectfully of course. Music > is meant to be > > > shared from the Pro down to the novice and all > the in > > between's. Its > > > been enough to unite all the people on this list > despite varied > > > backgrounds, nationality's and level of > playing. And always an > > > interesting read. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Get fantasy football with free live > scoring. > > > Sign up for > > > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > > > > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr0005000000 > > > 0020) > > > _______________________________________________ > > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > > unsubscribe or set options at > > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. > > > de > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > > unsubscribe or set options at > > > > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/brassyhorn%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve%40fridays > computer.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1587 - > Release > > Date: 8/2/2008 5:30 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/brassyhorn%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
