>>>>However, admit it Dave, double-reed people exist in an almost, but not- >>>>quite parallel universe all their own! :) >>>> >>>>Les Smith >>>>lessmith@buffnet.net >>> >>> Careful Les. One never knows what double-reed people are out there >>>watching. <G> (From one who played bassoon for years). >>> >>>Avery >> >>I am a former double reed player myself, having somehow managed to finagle >>a MM in Woodwinds with a double reed emphasis. I can take my two college >>degrees and a couple of bucks and buy a cup of coffee practically anywhere >>:-)... >> >>During my college days, a few of we "double-reeders" would occasionally ge= t >>together and hold a s=E9ance to try and contact the living. >> >>Tom Seay > >It's that reed making that is responsible for double reeders other >worldliness. It's all those hours spent trying to coax/whittle every bit >of responsiveness possible out of the blasted things (only to have them >knocked off the music stand and stomped on by someone). Luckily, today >there are 12 step groups aimed at helping the afflicted (DRA--Double Reeder= s >Anonymous). > >Wait a minute--is there a tendency for double reed players to become piano >technicians? And/or is there something about the combination of the two tha= t >makes people end up in Texas? > >Barbara Richmond, RPT >(who survived a reed in the neck when someone unexpectedly barged into her >practice room when she and her bassoon were in the way.....) >Palestine, Texas Barbara, Maybe you, Tom and I should start one of those DRA groups. Are there more= ? _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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