<head><style>body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;}</style><style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style></head><body id="compText">Kind of a pathetic excuse for an apology, really. Kinda like, "...i'm sorry you all are upset that I killed the man, but he needed killin', and nobody liked him, and if they did like him, they didn't have any sense, and he was a sumbitch, and he looked stupid, and...and...and..." "Oh and you all need to apologize to me for bein' so upset with me for killin the dirty sumbitch 'cuz it ain't Christian of y'all to feel that way." Jeeez.... <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px;">-----Original Message----- From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05@hotmail.com> Sent: May 24, 2008 7:53 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Apology <zzzhtml> <zzzhead> </zzzhead> <zzzbody class="hmmessage"> HI everyone, I apologize that I caused such a reaction.  Someone forwarded this clip to me, and I thought I'd share it to see how everyone felt about it.  I didn't specify my personal ideas whether positive or negative about it.  When I said we should be aware..." I meant, we should know what's out there.  It's good to be informed.  I do apologize for putting this on the tech list, but I thought that like some of the clips that might have been unrelated to pianos in the past that came across our list, this clip wouldn't do any harm.  It wasn't about freedom of speech, but rather about, "Hey check this clip out and tell me your opinions etc., and even more so, just check it.  this is why I didn't discuss it on the list as it wasn't piano related.  I thought it made for good information for anyone to look at on their own.  The short mention of this didn't take up much space or band width, and was not intended at all to offend or up set any piano action geometry.  I'll share my thoughts about it off list of course, but I was simply sharing something that came across my e-mail this morning, and I found the clip rather interesting.  So again before I take off my flame suit, I thought I'd apologize again.  I'll keep it  on just in case someone else wants to do a little mud slinging before the night is over.  :-)   So thank you for understanding and forgiving this guy who likes being well informed in advanced.  :-)  I accept your forgiveness.  Marshall </zzzbody></zzzhtml></pianotune05@hotmail.com> ......... As for the clip, I just passed it along because I found it interesting.  Not once did I comment on my views about any candidate whether Muslim or whatever.  I do apologize for the fact it wasn't piano related however, now you guys owe me an apology, always out of line on the list?  hmm I rarely write on here.  So I accept your apology and I hope you, those who "own" the list the folks who write most often  will accept mine.  If not, I can apologize in person one day when I make a national convention.  Lunch or dinner will be fine as long as it low carb.  :-) Marshall </blockquote></body>