--- In antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com, John Soutter <soutteruk@...> wrote:
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> NO. Too many implications I don 't like. Sorry.
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> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Len Oakes <lenoakes@...> wrote:
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> From: Len Oakes <lenoakes@...>
> Subject: RE: [Y! Bruckner] Is AB a guy thing?
> To: antonbrucknerclub@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 10:00 AM
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> Dear John,
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> I believe that Dave was being tongue-in-cheek. A jest among friends, no?
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> Regards â€" Len.
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> From: antonbrucknerclub@ yahoogroups. com [mailto: antonbrucknerclub@
yahoogroups. com ] On Behalf Of John Soutter
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 5:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Y! Bruckner] Is AB a guy thing?
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> I don't like this if-you-are-this-then-you-must- be-that argument. If you like
Wagner you must be an antisemite: nonsense and stop your guying.
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> Bruckner fans might be a just a few (and not all are men as this site proves
as does my wife who, although she would not rush out and buy the latest AB cd
under Klemperer or Furtwängler nonetheless, does like the Fifth and Sixth);
but as soon as I hear the we-are-an-elite- because-we-are- too-few argument, I
insist on being counted out.
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> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Len Oakes < lenoakes@optusnet. com.au > wrote:
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> From: Len Oakes < lenoakes@optusnet. com.au >
> Subject: [Y! Bruckner] Is AB a guy thing?
> To: antonbrucknerclub@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 1:25 AM
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> I’ve just received my copy of the Bruckner Journal. It contains a report and
photographs from the Sixth Bruckner Journal Readers Conference. Seems that most
of the participants were men, and all the posters on this site appear to be male
also. Any comments? Implications?
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> Regards â€" Len.
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Guys! it was just an observation! that's all..In no way was I implying
anything..I LOVE Bruckners music..NOT everybody does!..sorry that's the way it
is..I'm sorry that you took that so personally..

Rgds,

Dave..