<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id=role_body bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 rightMargin=7 topMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial> <DIV>Jeez, Ron. Don't leave. Highlight the gems and see what makes the facets sparkle. There are several different cut and uncut stones here.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>P</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/18/2011 11:50:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rnossaman@cox.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>On 3/18/2011 11:34 PM, PAULREVENKOJONES@aol.com wrote:<BR>> In a message dated 3/18/2011 11:25:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,<BR>> erwinspiano@aol.com writes:<BR>><BR>>     Or am I imagining it?<BR>><BR>> You're imagining it. It's a conversation, not a moderated conference. If<BR>> we don't answer JD's question as completely and directly as you would<BR>> have us, at least we're hearing some good voices, and the related<BR>> discussions relevant to a range of interests. This isn't ask the expert.<BR>> Lose the control impulse. The distinctions between bloom and swell, and<BR>> between chordal play, hammer strike, and pluck are the beginnings of<BR>> investigations into ways we hear. It's all germane and useful in its own<BR>> strange, uncontrolled conversational way.<BR>> Paul<BR><BR>No, not a control impulse. It's a reluctance to see rare gem <BR>observations left lying on the ground to be stepped over in pursuit of <BR>previously (sometimes much) discussed, and more mundane issues.<BR><BR>Not a widely shared concern, apparently. Apologies for the interruption. <BR>I'll go away now.<BR>Ron N<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>