From:    Melissa Bech                           Area: THE_OASIS
To:      Captain Rock                            6 Mar 94 01:42:00
Subject: Re: .                                  UpdReq 

 -=> Quoting Captain Rock to Melissa Bech <=-
 CR> I can't say that I go for inane, but I'm sure that I manage it from
 CR> time to time.  Hmmm... I think I just did.  As for macabre, I just
 CR> have passing fits of that, usually brought on by my spotting a weak
 CR> attempt at it.
    Sometimes it's hard to spot when I do it, since it's usually so
   farfetched a connection with anyone else's reality (I'm over-sensitive
   to horror).
 CR> I'm always happy to hear about parents who help their children to
 CR> pursue their dreams.  Too many fight with their childrens' wills,
 CR> always trying to divert them into some "solid" career.  I'm a
 CR> musician.  That's really all I am and all I want to be.  Still,
 CR> my father tried his best to make an auto mechanic out of me.  It
 CR> makes me feel good to know that all parents aren't that way.
   Actually, I have always believed children should try to live out
   their dreams.  In this spirit, I founded the Lizzie Borden Memorial
   Day Care center in 1982.  During the entire year I ran the place,
   not a single parent noticed the name or asked about it.  It was a
   little joke between myself and my friend Michael, one of the people
   who worked at state office level with the department that licenses
   day care in this state and who introduced me to the work of Tom Lehrer.
   Naturally, we did nothing even remotely resembling ax murder, but it's
   the thought that counts.
   What type of music do you play/like?  
  CR> that draw attention to yourself and you'll get attention.  Never
 CR> forget that these elusive executives are also part of the general
 CR> public and if you can reach the public, you'll reach them.
    Thanks for the PR lesson!  Actually, my daughter is interested in
   doing alternative theatre, but may have trouble venturing into it
   after three years of summer stock doing Sondheim stuff.  My husband
   is friends with and occasionally works acting with some of the
   theatre companies here, but talent counts.  The company my brother in
   law works for just did a spoof musical Star Drek complete with a
   tap-dancing redhaired doctor.
     
   My son is doing walk-ons in various performance pieces here and there.
   He is getting a lot of pressure from his father to become Pele.  He's
   only 11, so I don't want to disrupt his learning to read and do
   his duty as a kid just to act, he's not that into it...I'm not the
   stage mother type.  In fact, when he called and said he needed me to
   come to  school because the Audobon society needed volunteers to
   help teach environmental classes, I had a little trouble maintaining
   discipline in my group because I had Purple hair.  I am disinclined
   to deal with the public, especially producers and agents, at this
   point in my life.
 CR> That's really nice.  As an Eagle Scout, I always appreciate the
 CR> knowledge that someone wants that badly to help others.  Thank you.
    It's really worse than that.  See, I used to go to twelve step
   meetings, and there would be a bunch of people who were deaf or
   hearing-impaired there, and we would take up a collection to pay
   an interpreter.  But, we found we couldn't come up with enough
   money to do it, so the deaf community lost access to a program
   which is pretty helpful.  I think I may be understating this just
   slightly...So, anyhow, I thought I could take a coupla years to
   get some sign and volunteer to sign at meetings for folks.  Did
   I mention I was a social work type for a bunch of years?  It's hard
   not to keep thinking up stuff to do for other people to try to help.
   Did I tell you about sending vinyl to Bosnia?  I don't keep copies
   of what I write...
 CR> I probably like to talk about music (any style at all) more than
 CR> anything else, but I guess we should try to keep it on more of a
 CR> metaphysical level here... have you done anything with the Magickal
 CR> attributes of colours and shapes?
   I think it's okay to just chat here, but somebody can tell me if I'm
   wrong...Yes, I am working on a project to design clothing for myself
   which will have color and symbol attributes.  I can dress as
   eccentrically as I like, since I rarely leave my house.  I am thinking
   about using the day of the week diaphanous robe/color coordinated with
   appropriate symbols to the god the day is named after, etc.  But,
   I am also drawn to the idea of Making Something Up.  It's perfectly
   okay to go around Seattle looking like a SCA refugee, after all, the
   Wilsons do it all the time.  Just kidding.  I would like to see you
   talk more about the music which interests you.
       I did a piece once in college, a recording of sonic meditation.  
       My music teacher thought it was stupid.  We were supposed to
       research and write a paper on a particular ethnic instrument.
       I picked voice.  I did a demonstration of a virtually unheard-of
       use of the instrument, and he ridiculed it.  Too bad my sense
       of self-esteem was being sublimated to the need to get passing
       grades in 35 credit hours that quarter, or I would have argued more.
 Thanks for writing back!  I hope to hear from you again soon!
... Catch the Blue Wave!

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From:    Melissa Bech                           Area: THE_OASIS
To:      All                                     6 Mar 94 23:13:00
Subject: Adieu...                               UpdReq 

Grendel's talking about bailing on Tuesday, so I can't post for a while.
Don't worry, I'll be back, and I'll be thinking affectionately of you
while I plot ways to become a PODS node...
... Catch the Blue Wave!

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