redux
2002-02-10 by JS
I'm not usually prone to personal introspection in
public, but I just realized that my "lighten up or light up" message could have
been construed as a bit mean-spirited, and I would like to make sure that all
the members of this list understand what I mean so here's a little
explanation:
I know a lot of you have been Mellotronists for years -
I can't imagine having had the good fortune to have had a Mellotron for thirty
years, not to mention the same one! I JUST recently finally managed
to acquire my own, and I love this white box more than anything I have ever
owned before, and believe me, I have some really neat toys. I also just
recently discovered this small web of fantastic minds and abilities and talents,
and as far as many of you go, I simply stand in awe of your place in history
and your personal contributions to an addiction that I'm passionately
thrilled to find is not as singular as I thought mine was. I've been
telling the guys in my present band since we started playing together in 1998
that "I've just got to find a Mellotron" making them all think I'm
hallucinating, and I finally bring one home much to everybody's surprise.
And, to think that I am welcomed as a contributor and partner in such an amazing
commune of minds as this truly humbles me. Just the answers to some of my
long-standing trivia questions has been a great thrill for me, tying up the
loose ends of my infinite curiosity.
And now that I find you fantastic humans, I find it sad
that we all still have feet of clay, and I just wish that the interpersonal
quibbles could be put away. Not just off the list, but put away.
There is too much at stake. I mean, face it, this is probably about the
closest thing to a Mellotron Preservation Society as there is, and we few are
the ones who are going to preserve this instrument that we all love and keep its
heritage alive. So, how about we all just look at each other and say "yes,
your cock's a monster too, just like mine" and get down to the business of
having fun Mellotroning, and keeping the group going and helping support each
other in doing it with all of the resources that are part of this group
intact. Don't you just have to agree?