[Trombone-l] Conch shell on Reveultas

[Daniel Pliskin]

Raymond,

>
>“You don't often see a large man in white tie and tails blowing into a
>conch shell (do you think his mother beams, ‘My son, the conch player!?’).”


>I wrote a letter to the paper, but I don't know if I should send it.
>Does this just make me sound defensive and pathetic? Here it is:



Considering the general tone of this writing, I believe that you got a 
favorable review.  …And he got to have a bit of fun with you.

In general, what happens is not what pisses us off.  Instead, it’s our 
interpretation of what happened, it’s what we make what happened mean.  I 
believe that you’ve chosen to be offended by this, when no offense was 
intended.  He’s having fun playing with words and lots of people enjoy 
reading those words.  And I believe that you’d come off as more 
professional, more powerful, more magnanimous, if you chose to let it slide.

Now, if I were the pianist, I’d let him know that he should stick to 
listening to MIDI files, if all he cares about is getting the notes right.

DanP

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