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Ellen
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(6/19/01 9:38:14
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The rest of the
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A silly post, I'm sorry, but occasionally we are forced to deal
with people who are TOTALLY oblivious to anything music related.
Such was the case yesterday when I went to have some music spiral
bound. I like Henle editions, but how any pianist is supposed to
keep that mammoth Beethoven part open with its original binding is
beyond me. Anyway, I went in with a piano part, and some quartets.
They handed me back two volumes. The piano part, and all four
quartet parts nicely bound into one book. Me trying to explain to
him that I had brought in four separately-bound booklets and needed
back four separately-bound booklets and him telling me, "I don't
know anything about music" was ALMOST funny. Actually, it was
pathetic and I will not repeat the dialogue which I am pretty sure
has made me an unpopular character at my local Kinko's. I also tried
to get a protective covering on the parts but was told they only
haver 8-1/2 x 11. At which point I suggested that there must be some
card stock somewhere that could be cut to size....I really wanted
this rather expensive and heavily-used music to be protected. I may
as well have been trying to discuss quantum mechanics with him. Bad
example, *I* can't discuss quantum mechanics. But at least I know it
EXISTS. I keep trying to remind myself if I walked into a garage and
some guy asked me for a specific tool or wrench, I would be equally
lost. I guess I just thought music was more universal. I lead a
sheltered life.
Edited by: Ellen
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ruthann
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(6/19/01 10:07:37 am)
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Re: The rest of
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You aren't the one with the sheltered life. And your exchange with
the Kinko's employee probably had more to do with him not wanting to
hear anything you had to say than actual ignorance. Gee, does that
make you feel better? I've noticed that same attitude in low paid
service workers from time to time. Not all, mind you, just some.
It's that "they aren't paying me much, I'm not doing much" attitude.
Yuck.
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Ernie
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(6/19/01 12:52:06 pm)
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Re: The rest of
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Ellen, you didn't make it clear whether they ever re-bound those
four string parts separately. I hope it could be done without
damaging the music.
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Ellen
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(6/19/01 1:06:22
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Happy
Ending
Yes, I had them redone into the four proper volumes. I lament the
use of the card stock for covers, but it's better than the plain ol'
paper. I'll find the acrylic sheets I want elsewhere and take them
with me next time. Building a better mousetrap, as it were.
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Ponticello
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(6/20/01 1:36:52
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The weakest
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Did anyone see the Weakest link on Sunday? Talk about musically
oblivious
Question: What composer's 1812 overture was actually
composed in 1818?
The guy's answer: William Tell
Even my
mom who is pretty unlearned about music laughed at that one, but not
as hard as me.
That guy lasted waaaay to far in the game, IMHO
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Bob
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(6/20/01 7:01:17 am)
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Re: The weakest
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Was the laughter at the stupidity of the answer or the stupidity of
the question? (Tchaikovsky was born in 1840)
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jjlochlomond
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(6/20/01 7:56:46 am)
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The 1812 was written in 1880 -- which sounds an awful lot like
1818, so I imagine the question actually was "which composer's 1812
Overture was actually written in 1880" and the host just didn't
enunciate clearly enough.
So... if the home viewer thought
the host said "1818," is it possible the contestant actually knew
Tchaikovsky wasn't born until 1840 and therefore figured the
question must refer to the very obscure 1812 Overture written by the
even more obscure composer William Tell? ;-)
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Ponticello
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(6/20/01 8:43:56
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Re: re: weakest
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The host most likely said 1880 and I standing about 25 feet away
from the tv misheard
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jdacheetah
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(6/20/01 9:13:03 am)
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Low paid at Kinko's? No not really, they get paid quite well for
what they do. It's hard to get on and you constantly have to train
on new machines, attend color theory and design classes... I know
because I used to be a supervisor there.
It's a drag that you
had a bad customer service experience.  It's
important to let people know exactly what you need done when binding
books. Just be glad they didn't bind it at the top.
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Re: The rest of
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Yes, there are plenty of people in the world who are "totally
oblivious" to music and things related to it. Obviously, it'd be
great to live in a world where EVERYONE loved and appreciated music,
but that's just not the case. Some people don't have access to it,
others don't have time for it, and others just can't understand it.
We cannot fault people for what they do not know.
I know this
comparison has been made a trillion times, but it's exactly the same
thing as a physicist coming up to you with a series of diagrams,
asking you to bind them as they ("obviously") should match up, and
then getting mad at you for doing it incorrectly. Yes, to him, it's
completely obvious, but not to you.
No, not EVERYONE knows
that Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 overture; at least the contestant
guessed a name somewhat connected to music  . As far as
The Weakest Link is concerned, usually the best players get voted
off because the weaker players don't want to play against them in
the final round. It's simply a result of the format of the game.
Dan
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RebeccaCello
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(6/22/01 4:31:47 pm)
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Re: The weakest
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I'm sorry we've inflicted Anne Robinson upon you. Still maybe you
deserve it for killing John Lennon.
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AaronReeves
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(6/23/01 1:56:14 pm)
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I come accross musically illiterate people all the time. Must be a
result of living in Oklahoma, where "culture" refers to rodeos and
barrel-racing, and "fine cuisine" is baby-back ribs.
Aaron
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