From: The Reid on
Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)

>Even "primitive" drumming is considered music. And don't
>forget John Cage - who "wrote" one work that consists of
>nothing but a specified period of silence!

but isn't that total pretentious bollox?
I'd be interested in the musicians' views.
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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy on
The Reid <dontuse(a)fell-walker.co.uk> wrote:

> Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
>
> >Even "primitive" drumming is considered music. And don't
> >forget John Cage - who "wrote" one work that consists of
> >nothing but a specified period of silence!
>
> but isn't that total pretentious bollox?
> I'd be interested in the musicians' views.

I think it's an important work. Opinions vary.

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From: Mxsmanic on
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

> And just how, pray tell, never having met me - thus having
> no conceivable means of acquiring first-hand knowledge of my
> "conditioning" and "behavior" - could you possibly determine
> that?

Few people are completely independent of recognizable behavioral
patterns.

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From: Mxsmanic on
The Reid writes:

> if you believe you can identify peoples personality types from
> usenet postings you may be in for some shocks.

Hold that thought.

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From: Mxsmanic on
The Reid writes:

> that's why we don't attempt to translate words like schadenfreude
> and duende.

Instead, we look up their translations.

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