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Re: Off Topic-indulge me please



  Jehn, no, don't worry about this thread!  As a couple of others have
said, I also am enjoying this one immencely!  -and yes, Kim is a male.
Also, I think there's another woman here as well, Nicki,  I believe that's
how she spells it...  anyway, There was another woman on list a while ago
when I was here last, and her husband was also on-list.  -Very, very nice
people.  anyway, -just blabbing, and thanks very much for starting this
thread!  

Smiles,

Goddess

At 06:27 PM 6/24/01 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>>
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