If we dusty old irrelevant fogies are still alive, of course...
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Sean" <fourtytwominds@...> wrote:
>
> Well, uh, change in plans.
>
> Found out on Thursday that a paper on a genre is not at all what the
> professor had in mind. That's what all of the students thought though,
> so he had to clarify what he was asking for.
>
> Turns out he wanted a paper on a singular song, analyzed in those areas.
> Oh..
>
> Well that explains the don't do any research bit, we've already done it
> by listening to the song. So I'm picking Starless, of course.
>
> In a few months when I've the free time I'll ask you all about life in
> the prog world. Until then you may not hear much from me, lots of things
> just got assigned to me.
>
> Take care all.
>
> -Sean
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Sean" <fourtytwominds@>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
> tomdcour@ wrote:
> > >
> > > How nice, everyone likes to have their age and usefullness called
> into
> > > question once in awhile. Honestly, Sean our validity as musicians
> only
> > > ends when we stop learning. I hot on this list to learn from some of
> these
> > > old fogey mellotron geniuses. So. Wagner is not at all relevant to
> my
> > > prog experiences. Your report is a little heavy on opinion and weak
> on
> > > research.
> > >
> > > > Nothing fuzzy about that.
> > > >
> > > > Frank
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 2/17/2010 10:37:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > fdoddy@ writes:
> > > >
> > > > Boy, if you took out the BS, the pretension and your myopic view,
> you
> > > > might have 1000 words.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > All good stuff so far.
> >
> > So that I'm not stepping on anyone's feelings or anything, I meant to
> be humorous and pick on us all. (You should see the dense and boring
> stuff I'm reading on the philosophies of scientific progress for one of
> my other classes.) I wouldn't pick on the group in general if I didn't
> like it and the people. (I also hopped on the list to learn from the old
> fogies as I've affectionately labeled you!)
> >
> > The red editing pen suggestion is very good.
> >
> > Yes the entire thing is weak on research. I'm going to ask my
> professor how much research he wants. (for some reason he keeps
> stressing that this is not a research paper; does he really want nothing
> but opinion?)
> >
> > If I get a green light for research, what are some great resources to
> do so that I may not have heard of?
> >
> > Thanks all
> >
> > -Sean
> >
>