Re: [Mid] Re: sword wearing

Polzinetti, John M. wrote:
>
> >Purple, What would YOU think about a person who buys an expensive
> >mandolin even when he can't play a lick and isn't even interested to.
> >All the person wants it for is to walk around looking like a Bard.
>
> For myself, I would think he chose, for reasons of his own, to take on
> the persona of a bard. How he handles his inability to play the
> instrument would be his problem ("It was my father's. I'm not very good,
> but I hope in my travels to find a skilled bard who can teach me.").
> Considering the number of times people I've known went to an event with
> a guitar with every intention of playing but never actually got the
> chance, I doubt it would be so terribly difficult to explain.
>
> What I would not immediately assume is that he is some sort of "poseur"
> trying to lull us into believing he is some sort of a master musician
> when he in fact is not, and therefore to be ridiculed. And I most
> absolutely would not expect any bardic Laurels who happened to be about
> to start calling him a "geek" because of it.
>
> Or shall we start labelling as freaks, goons, &c. all the Irish and
> Scots personas out there who cannot speak a lick of their native tongue?
> (To take an obvious example.)
>
> I remain,
>
> Dmitrii Volkovich
> From: "Polzinetti, John M." <John.Polzinetti@lexis-nexis.com>

The point I was trying to make to Purple was about a guy WHO HAS NO
INTENTION of ever playing, wanting to play or even learning. He juse
wants to pose with the damn thing becouse it 'Looks Cool'. I was putting
the whole thread into a perspective that purple might be able to relate
to. What about the 5'0", 350 lbs woman who wants to walk around in a
bunnyfur bikini?
From: Badger Bagbane <bagbane@ix.netcom.com>
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Received on Mon May 5 06:42:14 1997