HI, RicB "Nostalgia is a fond memory of an imaginary history" I can not recall the author. I am confident that someone will, and instantly, indicate that it either attribitutal or a aphorism. Please advise as to how I can post to Newtonburg, he became a email/phone friend and Mentor of mine. I have a few 'Newtons' to share. :-). Off Line Is Fine. Hearty Cheers Hubert Liverman, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: The Good Old Days ?? > Hi folks... Ed, Barbara.. and others who recently took up this flag. > > I've been here since 1998... maybe late 97... not really sure. And > personally I dont buy this romanticised picture of how great things were > in yesteryears pianotech. In fact I really dont notice much of a change > in either content or tone on the whole at all. When I poped up the > raging war at the time was one Ed Foote up against one Bill Bremmer. > And boy did things get nasty. I got wrapped up in a couple with a few > people as well for statements and opinions that still have me aghast in > wonderment as too what brought all that about. I've watched a select > agenda oriented types few bully off one person after another for having > some view or another about pianos they didnt like. Ive seen outbreaks of > political posts about Clintons presidency by the bushel. Religion has > been a regular player all along... and all the posts I've seen through > the years relating how sick and tired somebody is of all the crap has > not increased or decreased one bit as far as I can see. > > Sorry... I dont buy it. I dont buy that somehow people just 8 years ago > were fundementally more well behaved then they are now. What in human > nature could possible explain such a degenerate evolution ? I'd like to > hear some Darwinistic justification .... grin. No no no... its easy to > romantisize the good old days... easy to forget the bad and remember the > good. But frankly... the only thing I've seen fundementally change here > in 6 + years are a few faces. > > Cheers > RicB > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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