Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:29:26 -0500
From:         mjferzig@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      Re: Class warfare

Hey Bloomie! A post full of stuff of mine! I feel so honored!!!

>Here's what I've been doing lately: the Chenrezi performance was pretty cool.
>I made my own marimba mallets by drilling little holes in the tiny Superballs

Thanks for the great laugh on this...what city were you in? You never
mentioned...
BTW - I'm intensely curious where you picked up all the knowledge...

2Questions: 1) What is your profession? 2) How old are you? Inquiring minds
wanna know....

>From:         mjferzig@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU
>Subject:      Marsha tries Bloom's method - mondopost!
>
>Hey, counselor, have you never heard of look-and-feel copyright? You'll be
>hearing from my lawyer :-)
>
As usual, you're dead-on on this one....I hope to be an intellectual
property attorney! I figure when you guys make it big you'll need copyright
lawyers!

>One of the cruelest things to do in a discussion like this is to say "Oh, but
>haven't you heard..." and then mention something that's been out of print for
.....
>But anyway, what happened after _Einstein_ was, Glass got popular, and the
..
>Maybe I should get Gary to shoehorn 8 minutes of _Music in Changing Parts_
>onto the compilation tape? But will that be enough to convey the mood?
>
Interesting....I admit, I haven't heard much of Glass's stuff...but I've
never heard anything I like! _Glass works_ was my least favorite piece that
I ever had to sit through in a music class. I will say one thing for
it...It's really easy to identify on a listening exam....

>> Bloom, I don't know if you're referring to me, but my name is spelled
>> Marsha, if you are. You're right, I can't tell them apart. But the thing
>> is, I don't like metal music very much. Now, you could probably find a band
>> loosely described as metal that I WOULD like, but the thing is, it's  just
>> not my cup of espresso.
>
>Re spelling, maybe Fripp's right, and I am clueless... sorry.
>
That wasn't meant as a flame of sorts - just a clarification of whether or
not you were referring to me....

>In general, metal is not designed to appeal to women-- that nad-pumping
>scenario one of the Garys spoke of is pretty crucial to metal's appeal. I've
>spoken before (probably before you subscribed) about the power fantasy that
>metal represents: I believe metal is intended primarily for boys in the 18 to
>24 year old demographic, who still live at home with their parents, hating it
>but not having to pay the rent :-) So all their disposable income goes into
>various power and escape fantasies: thundering music, muscle cars, unsubtle
>drugs (anybody else still think central nervous system depressants are fun?),
>etc. People who manage to take control of their own lives get into different
>music in real short order, something smooth, kinda funky, something where the
>message is not power but autonomy, being able to choose one's own pleasures,
>and put them on the plastic all by oneself (even if daddy's still paying
>the Visa bill ultimately :-)

I would tend to agree. I'm not sure why. I have always found that very few
women like metal, and that many of the ones who do are dating guys who
do...
>
>> There are many types of a cappella music - "choral" (any high school
...!!
>
>Hey, you left out plainchant, and all those ethnic vocal musics like Les
>Mysteres des Voix Bulgares and Ladysmith Black Mombazo (sp?) and Tuvan
>throat-singing...
>
Yes, but this wasn't meant to be all-inclusive. You'll hear some a cappella
on the comp tape. If you want more, you can have a copy of my compilation
set...
As a matter of fact, you don't even have to trade for them, if you'll
promise to give me a full review - I'm dying to hear what the Bloom-meister
thinks of my tastes!

Marsha


Marsha J. Ferziger
University of Chicago School of Law
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