Re: [F_MINOR] GG: Ten Things I Learned from Glenn Gould

[Robert Merkin <bobmerk@earthlink.net>]

Anne M. Marble wrote:

Any one have other suggestions or additins for the lists?

11. A quarter century after you're dead, no one will be able to remember
the names of any of your critics. :-)

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> [Original Message]
> From: Anne M. Marble <amarble@SFF.NET>
> To: <F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU>
> Date: 5/12/2005 12:12:04 AM
> Subject: [F_MINOR] GG: Ten Things I Learned from Glenn Gould
>
> I thought of this idea while at the bookstore and while driving home.
> Luckily, I didn't run over anybody. I did see what could have been a gray
> fox while driving home, though. either that or an alien dog, a really
> really really tall cat, or a scrawny coyote/fox/hyena hybrid with pointy
> ears.
>
> Ten Things I Learned from Glenn Gould
>
> 1) It's OK to hum if you feel like it!
>
> 2) Go ahead and sing, even if nobody else likes the sound of your voice.
>
> 3) You can teach important lessons with humor. It's even better if it's
> offbeat humor, because then people will talk about it longer.
>
> 4) Sometimes you have to ignore the experts and do it your way.
>
> 5) Even rainy days and cloud-covered skys can be gorgeous.
>
> 6) There's nothing wrong with having a favorite shirt, even if it's worn
> and wrinkled.
>
> 7) It's a good idea to get away to the countryside for a while. Besides,
> when you go back to your apartment, your favorite diner will
> still be there.
>
> 8) Find your bliss wherever you can, whether it's in the works of Bach or
> in a Petula Clark song. Or in an episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
>
> 9) Always keep a hat, scarf, and gloves nearby. You never know when you'll
> need them, and you'll look really neat in photographs.
>
> 10) Take risks. The critics may hate it now, but someday, people will
> realize you were right all along. ;-)
>
> Any one have other suggestions or additins for the lists?
>
> ------
> Anne M. Marble
> My Blog: http://gorokandwulf.blogspot.com/
> My Column: http://www.writing-world.com/columns/romance/current.shtml
> Forward Motion Writing Site: http://fmwriters.com

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