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Dear All: In the highly entertaining "Picasso on Art" (Da Capo Press, 1972), in which the artist's views and comments on art are meticulously translated into English, politics makes an occasional entry. Mostly it's Picasso's rants against Nazis and fascists. But he also said "Guernica" was his only consciously political painting. So sometimes the intrusion of politics is unavoidable, but hopefully minimized. Yours, Jim
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In a message dated 5/31/04 7:20:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > There is an old Corsican saying: "Keep you mouth shut, and Flies won't nest > there". > And the saying "You have two ears and one mouth, therefore you should listen twice as much as you speak" can also translate into "two eyes and one mouth" for the internet. In any case, I enjoy getting reading some points of view (on lute matters) and learning new information on repertoire and sources and interpretation - even if I have to skim the huge flood of messages for just a few postings of current interest to me. I've stayed on this list long enough to know that, given some time, the interesting threads come back. Plus, I don't necessarily have to open up and read every messsage on the list! not leaving here, Kenneth Be Cleveland, Ohio --
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> various members of the list to muffle one's outrage and rather talk = > about nylgut is rather suspicious, I must say. > With my mouth open, > danyel There is an old Corsican saying: "Keep you mouth shut, and Flies won't nest there". RT __ Roman M. Turovsky http://polyhymnion.org/swv
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times up! why, it seems like only yesterday... tending my own garden - bill On Martedì, mag 25, 2004, at 19:40 Europe/Rome, bill wrote: > what say we give this thread a week and then put a lid on it. On Sabato, mag 29, 2004, at 23:52 Europe/Rome, ferengizâde daniêl shawqy wrote: > If you really think the fascist US Junta is just a subject among > others = > like ball games etc. it proves that Arto is right and something > terrible = > happens to all of us. The repeated, almost hysterical pledge/command > by = > various members of the list to muffle one's outrage and rather talk = > about nylgut is rather suspicious, I must say. > With my mouth open, > danyel > - Original Message -=20 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:18 PM > Subject: Off topic > > > Dear all, > > The point at issue is quite simple. We all of us have our opinions = > upon a=20 > whole range of topics, will Liverpool Football club ever be any good > = > again, why=20 > did Arsenal once more not win the Champions' League, and other > matters = > of=20 > equally great importance. I could fill this list with my opinions on > = > these burning=20 > questions, as could our American friends on baseball and our Finnish > = > friends=20 > on javelin throwing and long distance running. =20 > > But this is a lute list. No one, I imagine, wants to hear my = > meditations on=20 > football, nor do I and the rest of us want to hear other people's = > ideas on=20 > politics. We none of are fools, but are here to talk of lutes and = > music. For those=20 > who feel the need to talk politics, there are countless boards where > = > they can=20 > do this. Why we should be subjected to someone else's thoughts on > what = > is=20 > going on in this or that part of the world is, frankly, beyond me. I > = > don't need=20 > someone in Finland nor from anywhere else to tell me what to think, > I = > can make=20 > up my own mind.=20 > > And finally, it is impolite in the extreme to bother American and = > British=20 > participants (If I've left anyone out, sorry) with political and = > moralising=20 > judgements based on assumption of which the writer can have no the = > slightest idea.=20 > Just leave it alone, we're not here for that. And to misuse this > list = > for such=20 > a purpose is tantamount to entering someone's house and being sick > on = > the=20 > floor in order to protest at some government's policies. It just > ain't = > on, it's=20 > insulting, patronising and totally unnecessary. Cheers > > Tom =20 > > -- > > -- >
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If you really think the fascist US Junta is just a subject among others = like ball games etc. it proves that Arto is right and something terrible = happens to all of us. The repeated, almost hysterical pledge/command by = various members of the list to muffle one's outrage and rather talk = about nylgut is rather suspicious, I must say. With my mouth open, danyel - Original Message -=20 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: Off topic Dear all, The point at issue is quite simple. We all of us have our opinions = upon a=20 whole range of topics, will Liverpool Football club ever be any good = again, why=20 did Arsenal once more not win the Champions' League, and other matters = of=20 equally great importance. I could fill this list with my opinions on = these burning=20 questions, as could our American friends on baseball and our Finnish = friends=20 on javelin throwing and long distance running. =20 But this is a lute list. No one, I imagine, wants to hear my = meditations on=20 football, nor do I and the rest of us want to hear other people's = ideas on=20 politics. We none of are fools, but are here to talk of lutes and = music. For those=20 who feel the need to talk politics, there are countless boards where = they can=20 do this. Why we should be subjected to someone else's thoughts on what = is=20 going on in this or that part of the world is, frankly, beyond me. I = don't need=20 someone in Finland nor from anywhere else to tell me what to think, I = can make=20 up my own mind.=20 And finally, it is impolite in the extreme to bother American and = British=20 participants (If I've left anyone out, sorry) with political and = moralising=20 judgements based on assumption of which the writer can have no the = slightest idea.=20 Just leave it alone, we're not here for that. And to misuse this list = for such=20 a purpose is tantamount to entering someone's house and being sick on = the=20 floor in order to protest at some government's policies. It just ain't = on, it's=20 insulting, patronising and totally unnecessary. Cheers Tom =20 -- --