Sept. 19, 2001, 5:45 a.m. (Message 27441)
Hi Cole and Anselm, First, thank you Cole for the Afgan posting. It was something I needed to hear. Strathspey is the only list to which I have the time to subscribe, and I would not have heard it otherwise. I generally have a lot of respect for the people on Strathspey and appreciate what they have to share whether it is about SCD or not. I could have done without much of the prattle that followed your posting, but it did not unduly inconvenience or distress me: the delete key is very easy to operate. Anselm, I once again want to thank you for providing Strathspey for us and for doing your best to keep things on an even keel, which I think you have done exceedingly well. However, I hope you don't feel it necessary to turn into a list censor based on thread subject. Rather, I would prefer you reserved the heavy hand for those who feel it necessary to subject us to their bigotry. Otherwise, one of the things I especially like about Strathspey is that it periodically stretches beyond the bounds of SCD. I really do want to know what people on Strathspey feel about momentous events, especially when they feel deeply. I think Strathspey is much the richer for it. Oberdan. 184 Estaban Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010-1611 USA Voice: (805) 389-0063, FAX: (805) 484-2775, email: xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Sept. 19, 2001, 6 a.m. (Message 27447, in reply to message 27441)
Oberdan Otto wrote: > > I really do want to know what > people on Strathspey feel about momentous events, especially when > they feel deeply. I think Strathspey is much the richer for it. > There you go, implying that what we discuss is as much about what underlies our being dancers and musicians as it is to the specifics of the dance and music itself. Is it something we start with that brings us here to shape our figures and reels to the threads of music, or have we been as much reshaped by them in turn(s)? ...Keith -- +------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ I Keith Eric Grant I Hail to the mountains with summits of I I <xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> I blue. To the glens with their meadows of I I http://www.ramblemuse.com/ I sunshine and dew. To the women and men I I------------------------------I ever constant and true. Ever ready to I I Over the hills, but not I welcome one home. I I too far away from the I From the Scottish-American traditional I I San Francisco East Bay I song "Mist Covered Mountains". I +------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
Sept. 19, 2001, 3:15 p.m. (Message 27452, in reply to message 27441)
While I agree that Strathspey server should be dedicated to SCD (and is indeed a wonderful resourse ,Thanks again Anselm!!!) I do think that occasional off topic and political threads (suitably restrained ) are important. They help me to understand the thought patterns and attitudes of the other members and thus to assess their SCD postings better.It is good to see the many sides of our members -it makes them more "real".Most of the political threads have been USA -centered - I would welcome occasional similar threads from non-USA members .We are all dedicated Scottish Country Dancers but we are also human beings and many things can influence our lives and therefore our dancing!! Kirk Bachler Twin Cities Branch(USA) We have met the enemy and he is us.
Sept. 19, 2001, 8:55 p.m. (Message 27469, in reply to message 27452)
> Reply-to: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx > From: xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:15:49 EDT > Subject: Re: Off-Topic posts. > To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx > While I agree that Strathspey server should be dedicated to SCD (and is > indeed a wonderful resource ,Thanks again Anselm!!!) I do think that > occasional off topic and political threads (suitably restrained ) are > important. They help me to understand the thought patterns and attitudes of > the other members and thus to assess their SCD postings better.It is good to > see the many sides of our members -it makes them more "real".Most of the > political threads have been USA -centered - I would welcome occasional > similar threads from non-USA members .We are all dedicated Scottish Country > Dancers but we are also human beings and many things can influence our lives > and therefore our dancing!! > > Kirk Bachler Hi, Kirk, I wouldn't dare make a comment on Strathspey about my opinion of the current political and social trends in this country at the moment. I'd be drummed out of the List with my epaulettes torn off etc. etc. for using improper and inflammatory language. :~) I'd be condemned as one of the old ...er... persons who are living in the past where the grass was greener etc. _And_ I would lose my reputation as a good-humoured leg-puller ...!! :-) Cheers, Ron :) < 0 Ron Mackey,(Purveyor of Pat's Party Pieces) 'O> Mottingham, /#\ London. UK. l> xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sept. 20, 2001, 1:12 a.m. (Message 27470, in reply to message 27441)
Hi Ron I'm always interested in other peoples opinions whether I agree or not.I have more respect for someone who voices an honest opinion no matter how "wrong -headed" ,"silly"..(in my pompous opinion!!.:-} )than for someone who sits by silently. Kirk Bachler We have met the enemy and he is us.