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is private, that’s why my goof was pretty dumb.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Jim,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, my bad. I don't know why I thought BYU
was a state school. But, if it were, you'd be a lot like the rest of
us. :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd bet, though that state schools in your area
contact your HR department to find out what you make so they'll have an idea of
what to pay their techs. That was the real point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Completely off topic aside related to
BYU:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(and just for the record, anyone who has followed
college football all their lives knows that either spiking or spinning
or throwing a football 50 feet in the air after a touchdown or
any kind of emotional play has ALWAYS been against the rules! I don't
care what the sportscasters are all saying, college football requires a
degree self control that the NFL does not. That, for me, is one of
its biggest attractions.)</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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topic....</FONT></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’d
sure like to know what the professors make here. Then again, maybe I don’t!
(Ignorance really is bliss : - )<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, first time I looked up all our music profs's
salaries I was pretty amazed they'd spent all that MONEY and gone to all
that effort for all that education so they could do what they do for that
little money. I guess that's why half of them are single and most of
the others have spouses with better jobs, and the ones who are left do 3 or
4 jobs to survive. That's just wanting to be a musician at the
expense of anything or anyone else.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But that's exactly why I didn't pursue a music
degree..... :-(</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interestingly enough, I had a chat with a piano
major a couple years back, and she was under the impression her professor
(who, at the time made less than $50K) probably made near to 6
figures. She was from a more wealthy family in the northeast and
probably had some idea of what it takes to live. She was practically
aghast when I told her what the truth was. I wonder how many kids would
choose a different path in life if they knew what music professors
really make, and how many piano majors wind up working at Wal Mart and playing
down at the local duelling pianos bar?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is it about music that is akin to a drug
addiction for some of us?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>