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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Essay assigned, did it on prog rock, correct my factu

2010-02-22 by mattias

Bob Alzheimer...? Hes got a Mark II right ?

// Mattias

Im terribly sorry its a snowy day in Stockholm

Den 2010-02-22 07.19, skrev "jonesalley" <jonesalley@cox.net>:

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> Don't blame me, it's the Alzheimer's talking.
> 
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "Sean" <fourtytwominds@...>
> wrote:
>> >
>> > That's such a negative attitude! Seriously, where do you come up with such
>> preposterous nonsense! :p
>> > 
>> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "jonesalley" <jonesalley@>
>> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > If we dusty old irrelevant fogies are still alive, of course...
>>> > > 
>>> > > 
>>> > > 
>>> > > 
>>> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "Sean" <fourtytwominds@>
>>> wrote:
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Well, uh, change in plans.
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > Found out on Thursday that a paper on a genre is not at all what the
>>>> > > > professor had in mind. That's what all of the students thought >>>>
though,
>>>> > > > so he had to clarify what he was asking for.
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > Turns out he wanted a paper on a singular song, analyzed in those
>>>> areas.
>>>> > > > Oh..
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > Well that explains the don't do any research bit, we've already done
it
>>>> > > > by listening to the song. So I'm picking Starless, of course.
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > In a few months when I've the free time I'll ask you all about life
in
>>>> > > > the prog world. Until then you may not hear much from me, lots of
>>>> things
>>>> > > > just got assigned to me.
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > Take care all.
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > -Sean
>>>> > > > 
>>>> > > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "Sean" <fourtytwominds@>
>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>>> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , "Thomas C. Doncourt"
>>>> > > > tomdcour@ wrote:
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > > How nice, everyone likes to have their age and usefullness
called
>>>> > > > into
>>>>>> > > > > > question once in awhile. Honestly, Sean our validity as
musicians
>>>> > > > only
>>>>>> > > > > > ends when we stop learning. I hot on this list to learn from
some of
>>>> > > > these
>>>>>> > > > > > old fogey mellotron geniuses. So.  Wagner is not at all >>>>>>
relevant to
>>>> > > > my
>>>>>> > > > > > prog experiences. Your report is a little heavy on opinion and
weak
>>>> > > > on
>>>>>> > > > > > research.
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > Nothing fuzzy about that.
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > Frank
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > In a message dated 2/17/2010 10:37:55 A.M. Eastern Standard
Time,
>>>>>>> > > > > > > fdoddy@ writes:
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > > Boy, if  you took out the BS, the pretension and your myopic
view,
>>>> > > > you
>>>>>>> > > > > > > might have 1000  words.
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > All good stuff so far.
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > So that I'm not stepping on anyone's feelings or anything, I meant
to
>>>> > > > be humorous and pick on us all. (You should see the dense and boring
>>>> > > > stuff I'm reading on the philosophies of scientific progress for one
of
>>>> > > > my other classes.) I wouldn't pick on the group in general if I >>>>
didn't
>>>> > > > like it and the people. (I also hopped on the list to learn from the
old
>>>> > > > fogies as I've affectionately labeled you!)
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > The red editing pen suggestion is very good.
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > Yes the entire thing is weak on research. I'm going to ask my
>>>> > > > professor how much research he wants. (for some reason he keeps
>>>> > > > stressing that this is not a research paper; does he really want >>>>
nothing
>>>> > > > but opinion?)
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > If I get a green light for research, what are some great resources
to
>>>> > > > do so that I may not have heard of?
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > Thanks all
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > -Sean
>>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > >
>>> > >
>> >
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