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Hello, Probably the most striking aspect of this list is that I am one of two females. I had been trying to do as much as I could with my music, but in a mere 5 years, where I'm turning 31, I've had two daughters, married, divorced, engaged a second time, had 5 different addresses, and still managed to play shows (being 8 months pregnant sleeping on a hardwood floor driving 8 hours alone in a 77 volvo I had bought the week before at a yard sale!)..it's been hard for me to finally settle into the aspect of "family" when I find myself consumed by the need to sing. There are times that I want to take off, and not come back..live in my car and play shows. But I know that I have a beautiful young family that needs me, and I know I need them. This probably sounds quite ridiculous, especially to the established, professional musician, but I suppose there are many music-makers..wary of the "record-deal", who still need to make the music, if only to satisfy their soul, and perhaps the souls of other listeners. Anyhow, I promise not to post many more things of this nature. I'd rather talk about why is it that my Echo plus pedal is blowing up in a burst of cacaphony when it receives a signal. And one more thing..where ARE the women on this board?? Kim? Goddess? (Is Kim male?) Jehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "roberto" <roberto@nomade.worldonline.co.uk> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Off Topic-indulge me please > Dear all > > I have been following with interest the "Off Topic-indulge me please" > thread. I find it somehow very reassuring to know that behind the knobs and > technical competence there are human beings. Even more so when it appears > that these human beings share so much beyond a common interest in music and > open minded experimentation. > Despite my dislike for statistics and averages a sort of identikit seem >to > emerge from these postings, which may be of some "social-anthropological" > interest - correct me if I'm wrong. > Most of us seem to be male, over 40 (I'm 44); not many seem to make a living > out of music (I don't); Many seem to be engaged in either lecturing or > designing/producing media (I'm a lecturer in multimedia/communication and a > freelance designer for web-cdrom-video-imaging); many seem to have young > children (my boy is 7) and share concerns like how to let them grow with an > open mind and varied interests while protecting them from the tv-induced > brainwashing and exaggerated consumerism. Some seem to have been lucky or > skilful enough to achieve lasting and fulfilling relationships (like the one > who is getting "married for real" after 10 years of partnership, > congratulations!), others less so (like the one who keeps the wife happy by > doing some gardening) (I am divorced). > > One thing strikes me: where are the young ones? One or two generations seem > to have been skipped - will our children pick up from where we left and > develop something new? > My child sings, messes about with any musical instrument he finds, >paints, > draws and invents stories. More than anything else, he has opinions and > understands quite well the world around him. A great companion! > > Another curious element is how, from many different starting points, we > converged to this point, this music, this list... > It's like the invisible paths that lead different music styles and > traditions to meet and merge creating something new and ancestral at the > same time. > Well, forgive the digression - this is a unique list indeed! > > with friendship to all > > Roberto > > ______________________________________________ > Roberto Battista > http://www.robat.scl.net > http://www.robat.scl.net/lectures/index.shtm > Tel. 0044 020 8449 1995 > Mobile 0775 960 4344 > ______________________________________________ > http://www.rustyrobot.com > independent on-line music distribution, > the music you can't find elsewhere, > hybrid, eclectic, world, looped, unusual... > ______________________________________________ > http://www.robat.scl.net/html/tibet/tibet.shtm > an exciting project on technology applied to > mobile education for developing countries and > remote locations... > ______________________________________________ > >