No EBVT at Convention

[Roger Jolly]

Well said Brian.
Roger

At 06:17 PM 27/03/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Mr. Bremmer,
>
>I am sorry to hear that you will not be attending the convention this year.
>Having been looking over the schedule of classes, it would appear to have
>much to offer.
>
>I was looking forward to hearing, with my own ears, the temperament and
>tuning that you would have done.  I've never heard the EBVT, and would have
>liked hearing it live and in person.  I know I have been outspoken in my
>personal dislike of any of the historical temperaments that I have heard (to
>date), but I am not beyond listening again with an open mind.  For many
>years, I did not like Chinese food.  Today I love Chinese food.  Things
>change.  People grow and develop.  Some of us have even grown beyond the
>Reverse Well temperament.
>
>I have found that in many situations, one will get back what they put out.
>If one resorts to name calling such as "traitor", "bigot", and persons
>wanting to deliver "bodily harm" to you, it does escalate feelings of anger
>and resentment, and also invokes similar feelings in people who have not
>been directly accused.  I do not know Ed Foote personally, but I don't
>believe you've helped your own credibility in naming and accusing him in a
>public forum.
>
>If you desire to be treated with courtesy and respect, please consider
>treating others with even more courtesy and respect.  Your tongue is sharp
>and your words can cut deep.  Wounded people don't tend to be as receptive
>to new or different ideas.
>
>Might I suggest you take some time to think about the root causes of why
>people seem to be against your ideas.  The world we live in tends toward a
>cause and effect relationship for most everything.  There is a reason for
>the feedback you've been getting.  Learning and knowing what's going on in
>your own life could make this earth a better place both for yourself and for
>those with whom you come in contact.
>
>Regards,
>
>Brian Trout
>Quarryville, Pa
>btrout@desupernet.net
> 
Roger Jolly
Saskatoon, Canada.
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