[pianotech] Obama & the thumper

[Duaine Hechler]

This is OT and don't belong here...............

On 11/12/2012 04:49 AM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote:
> Oh, yes, I DO go to a customer's home and talk about religion and politics, among other things. (It's hard for them to 
> ignore the discussion when their piano is in 50 pieces.) And I believe that if these talks are engaged in to mutually 
> discover Truth, rather than "beat" someone in an argument, they can be beneficial, invigorating, and appreciated! But 
> if they never call me back, so what? Life is short and then we die. (And then, I believe, we are judged according to 
> how true to ourselves we've been.) And it is malleable and transformative; so I believe that it is due to a fear of 
> alienating those whom we perceive as being of some sort of material benefit to us that our society has sunk into a 
> morass of superficiality that is hazardous to all! So discussing "real issues" is important.
> That said, though, I've come to agree that non-piano matters should be shunned on this list. But only because the 
> vengeful, infantile rants of those few NOT interested in the mutual search for Truth create a non-negotiable "log jam" 
> that precludes intelligent discussion of ANY subject. (Including piano-related.)
>
> Thumpe
>
> P.S. I've found that "opening up" with my true feelings about all sorts of matters creates more friends than enemies 
> among my customers, and is far more satisfying than going about mute, with my tail between my legs, feeling like an 
> impotent, 2-dimensional, "tool". (Or only half a man.)
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: * paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>;
> *To: * <pianotech at ptg.org>;
> *Subject: * Re: [pianotech] Obama & the thumper
> *Sent: * Fri, Nov 9, 2012 2:18:42 AM
>
> Seriously, folks? Can we puh-leeeze keep the politics off the list? We've just been inundated everywhere for a year, 
> except this has been a near-refuge. So let's keep it that way and JUST talk about pianos, OK?  Ok, maybe not JUST 
> pianos, but you know what I mean. Resist the temptation to spread your ideology. About half the people in the country 
> disagree with you. You don't go to a customer's home and start in on the politics, do you?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Gene Nelson <nelsong at intune88.com <javascript:return>> wrote:
>
>     I had a lucid dream that Christmas came early and Lo and behold Santa lives in the White House.
>
>     At least you woke up.
>
>     Sent from my iPhone
>
>     On Nov 8, 2012, at 4:23 PM, tnrwim at aol.com <javascript:return> wrote:
>
>     > I woke up this morning dreaming that I was trying to explain to President Obama how and why a thumper is used
>     when tuning a piano. I tried to explain the concept in string rendering, but he didn't get it. I voted for Romnie.
>     Any one know why I would have this dream.
>     >
>     >
>     > Wim
>     >
>     > Sent from my iPhone
>
>


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Duaine Hechler
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