Not to spur things forward (unless they had pianos back then, and Vespucci was servicing them), but I did a little research of my own, and found that "Mr. Stetler" isn't far off. Understandably, people are quick to yell and scream at people they don't like. But if you go read up a bit, you will find that some of the things Vespucci did indeed describe sexual attributes of the native women encountered. He also was intrigued with their practices of procreation in general, and wrote quite a lot about it. I don't want to take this there, as some of the writings are a bit graphic in nature, but Vespucci describes specific acts, methods, etc.. I understand calling Gordon out on not having references for his claims. But in the end, if the information is correct, it doesn't matter. Go search a bit on this wonderful information superhighway, and find some of these writings, or letters. You'll see that in fact we weren't taught the whole story in grade school (as with most other things). Jonathan Finger RPT -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Keith McGavern Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:52 PM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Americus Vespucci [OT] [Amerigo} >Sorry. Article read years ago. Do not remember in what >publication. Sorry doesn't cut it, friend. If you can't even remember the article or te publication, how can you possibly expect anyone to rely on your memory for its contents. >But I think that the encyclopedia article >another tech posted, very understatedly mentioning >that the "sexual descriptions" in Vespuccis' pamphlet >made it most popular is validation enough. Your concept of "sexual descriptions" is sorely distorted. Based on that alone clearly shows discrepancies in your interpretation of the definitions of words. >Search on >your own and I'm sure you can find the actual texts (if you're >really that prurient)....Gordon Stetler Ah, prurient. Kudos. You use the means by which a scoundrel would scurry to hide from the light that has exposed him by attempting to cast aspersions in another person's direction. Nice ploy, but absolutely useless rhetoric in the context of this thread. In case you missed it, your the only one that brought matters up. Seems like simple math to me who the prurient one is. References, Mr. Stetler, or just own up that you are doing nothing more than operating from a highly personal sense of literary license, or possibly even worse, just plain want to believe what you want regardless of evidences presented. Regardless, unless you can offer something concrete concerning your claims, what you have said thus far about this individual is fairly useless other than the dramatics of it all. I do thank you for the exercise, however. There is reward in that. From one dirty old man to another, Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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