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Subject: Re: Essay assigned

From: "jonesalley" <jonesalley@cox.net>
Date: 2010-02-22

Don't blame me, it's the Alzheimer's talking.




--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Sean" <fourtytwominds@...> wrote:
>
> That's such a negative attitude! Seriously, where do you come up with such preposterous nonsense! :p
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>