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All,
Music is our birth right at any age; it's not the exclusive activity of e=
xperts
as mediated by pundits!. Lets reclaim it for ourselves and for those aro=
und us
who also might enjoy the sound of wind in bamboo.
Also, fellow fifty-somethings, aren't we tired of having our unusual or
"unproductive" pursuits reduced to a cultural clich=E9, i.e., "Oh it's ju=
st a
stage, a mid-life crisis"? Fellow fifties unite! Take back the life! :-)
Mark Miller
Bud wrote:
> I've started at the tender age of 53, never played a musical instrument
> before (unless you count some really mediocre blues harmonica back in t=
he
> sixties or jug in a jugband or some old hippy style guitar back in the =
same
> era--- come to think of it there are building blocks in each of those!)
>
> Learning to play has been especially meaningful for me as I nearly bit =
the
> bullet as the result of undiagnosed congestive heart failure a few year=
s
> ago, and even being able to breathe is a real treat for me at this poin=
t...
> so you can imagine how nice it is to breath into a stick of bamboo and =
make
> a little sound... very nice!
>
> Brett "Bud" Breitwieser ( bud@zenbud.com <mailto:bud@zenbud.com> )
> please visit my zen site at http://zenbud.com
> zen hermit mailing list: http://www.coollist.com/group.cgi?l=3Dzenhermi=
t
>
> Impermanence:
> "To what shall
> I liken the world?
> Moonlight, reflected
> In dewdrops,
> Shaken from a crane's bill."
> -Dogen-Zenji
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dcammaro@aol.com [mailto:Dcammaro@aol.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:23 AM
> > To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
> > Subject: Are you a Shakunewbie
> >
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > How many 40 + beginners are out there?
> >
> > I too recently came to shakuhachi. My children think it is weird
> > that I am
> > doing this. They really find it funny when they see me sitting on
> > the floor
> > playing. A mid-life crisis? (If it is guess I should paint it
> > bright red and
> > name it after an old girlfriend.)
> >
> > My wife prefers that I practice behind closed doors or at least
> > when she is
> > not home. However, she thinks this is just another phase.
> >
> > I have found that it seems to have added to my life in that I
> > feel calmer and
> > more relaxed. I also have noticed that I feel a bit compulsed to
> > play, even
> > at work during lunch.
> > My sensei agreed when I called his lessons "Shakuhachi Therapy"!
> >
> > Best wishes to all especially to all you Veterans, who have made help=
me
> > crawl along.
> >
> > Dominic Cammarota
> > a Shakunewbie ( you heard this word here first)
> >
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