[CAUT] "You are The Greatest!"

[Zeno Wood]

I agree wholeheartedly!  Every once in a while there's a thoughtful student
who takes a second to say hello and thank me for my work, and it reminds me
I'm glad to be a CAUT.  Academic politics, budget slashings, and spilled
coffee aside, I enjoy the job.

Zeno Wood
Brooklyn College


On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Ron Poire <rpoire at comcast.net> wrote:

>  It all comes with being available, whenever possible, to chat, or say
> "Hi," or spend a couple minutes listening to a rehearsal.  And if they tell
> you about a problem, find out how the performance went.
> It's all about hand-holding when you can.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* reggaepass at aol.com
> *To:* caut at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:38 PM
> *Subject:* [CAUT] "You are The Greatest!"
>
> List,
> The subject line may sound like what the renowned boxer Mohammed Ali would
> say to his image reflected back to him in a mirror before a bout.  But, I am
> delighted to report, it is ALSO what a student just said to me as I passed
> her in the hallway (!!!).  I figured that she had just spilled a drink in a
> piano or had some other bad news to relay and that she was simply softening
> me up before the other shoe dropped.  But no, she claims that all of the
> other institutional piano technicians she has encountered (obviously, no one
> on this list!) were grumpy and of otherwise generally sour disposition.
>  After thanking her for making my day (week, month, year...), I told her
> that maintaining a positive outlook was my way of rebelling against the
> stereotype.
>
> May you all be similarly blessed (sounds corny, but I really mean it).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan Eder
> CalArts
>
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