> It wasn"t your aversion to jazz that set me off. It was >your
>inflamatory language. It gives the impression that you think >that anyone
who
>likes something you don't or vice versa is acting in bad >faith.
> Roman can be insulting also, but he does it with >penache and wit.
So,
>it's always entertaining. Now that I know your tongue is >firmly planted in
>your cheek, I'll calm down.
> By the way, I visited your website. Beautiful looking >instruments.
>Congratulations. If and when I'm in the market for my >next lute, I will
>definitely consider getting one of yours.
> Gary
Gary, Good, were cool.
Thanks for the kinds words about my work. Next time I'm in the Bay area,
I'll look you up, bring my lovely lady, and we'll go to Yoshi's, have some
Beers, and listen to some Jazz?
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute
> Dear Michael;
>
> It wasn"t your aversion to jazz that set me off. It was your
> inflamatory language. It gives the impression that you think that anyone
who
> likes something you don't or vice versa is acting in bad faith.
> Roman can be insulting also, but he does it with penache and wit.
So,
> it's always entertaining. Now that I know your tongue is firmly planted in
> your cheek, I'll calm down.
> By the way, I visited your website. Beautiful looking instruments.
> Congratulations. If and when I'm in the market for my next lute, I will
> definitely consider getting one of yours.
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute
>
>
> > >Dear Michael;
> >
> >> "...heady, pretentious, self infatuated, imaginary
> >> >composer....blues
> >>butchery..." Do really believe this crap or are you just >trying to stir
> >>up
> >>that selfsame viscous substance.
> >
> > > Gary
> >
> > Now Gary, don't get mad at me just because I don't like Jazz. Besides
> > Roman knows how much I like him.
> > Michael Thames
> > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute
> >
> >
> >> Dear Michael;
> >>
> >> "...heady, pretentious, self infatuated, imaginary
> >> composer....blues
> >> butchery..." Do really believe this crap or are you just trying to stir
> >> up
> >> that selfsame viscous substance.
> >>
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Roman
> >> Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:47 AM
> >> Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute
> >>
> >>
> >> > >I am not a big jazz fan, but Strayhorn's "Daydream" is as >great a
> > piece
> >> > >of
> >> >>music as anything classical.
> >> >>And having "The Who???" in the same paragraph is >preposterous.
> >> >>The only R&R entity that ever could stand up to classical >and be
> >> >>judjed
> >> >>(favorably) on classical terms was KingCrimson's >LIZARD.
> >> >>RT
> >> >
> >> > I always found King Crimson to a bit "heady" and a little
> >> > "pretentious".
> >> >
> >> > Rock musicians, with to much knowledge, can be a dangerous
> >> > combination.
> >> > Unless you happen to be a heady, pretentious, self infatuated,
> >> > imaginary
> >> > composer. In which case one would be attracted to this kind of blues
> >> > butchery, and classify it as good classical music.
> >> > Michael Thames
> >> > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > To: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 6:39 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> > Dear Jim;
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I do. I need jazz. I don't need the Who. That's just me. However,
I
> >> >> > don't need every expression of jazz that's put out. I'm not going
to
> >> >> > try
> >> > to
> >> >> > tell you that you should need jazz or that you should need the
jazz
> >> >> > I
> >> > like.
> >> >> > There's something for everybody. I don't know why we seem to find
it
> >> >> > necessary to belittle each other's tastes in order to promote our
> > own.
> >> > The
> >> >> > whole argument seems to come down to the idea that what I like is
> > good
> >> > and
> >> >> > what I don't like is bad in some objective sense. So far no one
has
> >> > managed
> >> >> > to articulate what objectively makes the Who good and Charlie
Parker
> >> >> I am not a big jazz fan, but Strayhorn's "Daydream" is as great a
> >> >> piece
> >> >> of
> >> >> music as anything classical.
> >> >> And having "The Who???" in the same paragraph is preposterous.
> >> >> The only R&R entity that ever could stand up to classical and be
> >> >> judjed
> >> >> (favorably) on classical terms was KingCrimson's LIZARD.
> >> >> RT
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> http://polyhymnion.org/torban
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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