[Trombone-l] Dave Liebman Band

[John Burton]

Since I couldn't say it any better, Zemry1, I agree completely.



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john burton
Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone
Kanawha Valley Community Band / Slide-by-Slide
South Charleston, West Virginia
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu 
> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of zemry1
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:22 AM
> To: edneeley at juno.com; TROMBONE-L at server5.SAMFORD.EDU
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Dave Liebman Band
> 
> WOW!!! I haven't posted on this list in probably a year and 
> now I see why.
> That is a totally unwarranted vicious personal attack. 
> 
> First thing, I've known Sam on-line for several years and I 
> have never seen him exhibit any racist behaviour. Being 
> African-American and from the south, I know racism when I see 
> or hear it. Being a lawyer, I also wouldn't be the least bit 
> surprised if you weren't placing yourself in a position for a 
> possible defamation lawsuit. I would definitely think twice 
> before I called a person a racist over the internet. Seeing 
> as Sam is a professional musician and teacher, there is no 
> doubt that your words could cause him a possible loss of 
> income and damage his reputation. Being on the computer 
> doesn't make you immune from a lawsuit. 
> 
> Secondly, Sam is a top notch musician. He has made a living 
> playing trombone in New York. That is not something that I 
> could do and I strongly suspect that you could not do it 
> either! Moreover, Sam has willingly taken of his time to give 
> FREE trombone advice over the internet, on this list and on 
> other trombone sites. If you take the time to read some of 
> his posts, you will see that he is a wealth of knowledge 
> regarding the trombone and music in general. 
> 
> Think twice before making such posts!   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf 
> Of edneeley at juno.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:40 AM
> To: TROMBONE-L at server5.SAMFORD.EDU
> Subject: [Trombone-l] Dave Liebman Band
> 
> Good Lord! 
> Please don't hire this guy as a teacher. Listen to the ITA 
> recording with him featured. Bad time, bad sound, bad 
> attacks, and terrible intonation. 
> It seems that the Dave Liebman Band can't afford the good NY 
> players so he takes Sam. Or, maybe he likes crude, out of 
> tune players with crappy sound and bad time. A racist to boot!
> ed
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> """ 
> <<I am available for teaching work on either side of these 
> dates in some sort of fairly easily traveled radius...say a 
> couple of hundred miles, max...if anyone wants a clinician, 
> guest artist, etc.>>
> 
> 
> 
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