10 excuses....

[Farrell]

"If that same energy were channeled more positively, it would be a far different picture."

Ain't that the truth!   ;-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Billbrpt@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: 10 excuses....


> In a message dated 6/11/02 7:41:09 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> mkurta@adelphia.net (Mike Kurta) writes:
> 
> 
> > It would be interesting to poll PTG members (both associates and RPT) as to 
> > why they don't attend national conventions.  After going to seven, I seem 
> > to see the same faces year after year.  Curious......
> >  
> > My picks for reasons folks don't attend conventions.
> >     1.  
> 
> 
> You got it right with the very first one.  There may be some great 
> opportunities for newer people in the business and those interested in 
> rebuilding but for those interested in advances in tuning, this year's line 
> up is the absolute PITS!  I have far better things to do than go listen to 
> the same old thing over and over.
> 
> What's more, there seems to be a prohibition against making such a criticism 
> just as there is for daring to think that there may be better ways to tune 
> than what the good ol' boys running PTG want the membership to know about.  
> There is the right of free speech, however and knowing full well that using 
> that right can bring on backlash, I still prefer to say what's on my mind.
> 
> I'll go to the Convention again when there is something on the schedule worth 
> going for.  Please skip all the "hurt feelings" comments about all the 
> unpaid, volunteer time the Convention planners put in.  Also, don't bother 
> writing any public demands that I quit posting to this List.  I think there 
> has been some concerted negative energy put into what *not* to allow and what 
> *not* to offer.  If that same energy were channeled more positively, it would 
> be a far different picture.
> 
> I'm not going because I'm just plain NOT INTERESTED!
> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin
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