****What would you and Learsfool do if I never posted?****
Lets see......rough, off-the-cuff guess without giving the question more than about the five seconds of thought that it deserves:. I would say that since the beginning of this thread maybe 1/4 of all my posts have had anything directly involving the OP. Of those, I would say that 1/4-1/2 have been in disagreent with or in response to some provocative or disrespectful comment by the OP. So.....what would I do?......I could increase the percentage of productive, positive posts by 10-15%. That would be very nice. However, I would also be decreasing the number of times that I have laughed while participating here. Of course, the known health benefits of laughter would clearly be offset by the stress of the contentious nature of some of the interaction. On balance....probably a wash as far as that goes. Bottom line, just as in jazz, how it all started and where it. came from matters a great deal. You, O-10, started the thread; so, for better or for worse, your participation matters. Fitting that this should come up today; it can be said that O-10 is the Mother of this thread. Truth is, having to address some of your non-sensical proclamations lays the groundwork for discussion of some valuable and relevant facts about this great music. So, please, don’t go changing ** :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaA3YZ6QdJUthe great Phil Woods on alto saxophone.
** just kidding, of course 😉 probably one too many mimosas with brunch, too early in the day. Happy Mother's Day, O-10.
