Re: [Shaku] WIERD (The Crack Epilogue)

From: Nicholas Pierotti (eurydice@cruzio.com)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2005 - 18:06:20 PST


Apparently, we BOTH have haunted flutes...

I'll send you a picture of my suspects.

Nicholas

On Feb 8, 2005, at 7:41 PM, Ron Hamady wrote:

> Oops. It's David that has the "haunted" flute, not Nicholas ( whose
> name I misspelled in the first place). Yikes! Ron
>
> Ron Hamady <rhamfilm@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Nichoas, I'd be interested to see the "haunted" flute. Any
> pictures of it? Ron Hamady
>
> Nicholas Pierotti <eurydice@cruzio.com> wrote:
> Tell me the details of this flute. What size is it? Is it one piece?
> Two piece? Bound? Unbound? Jinashi?
>
> The reason I ask, is I live with some strange flutes myself. In fact,
> my neighbors (and my daughter) often ask what tune I was playing when
> I
> have not been playing at all. Sometimes when I am sitting by myself I
> can hear a shakuhachi playing in the distance, and my daughter tells
> me
> the same. We travel a lot, and I find it hard to believe there are so
> many players. For instance now, I am in Kansas.
>
> So there you go. Either my flutes are haunted, or else I am shadowed by
> ghostly players.
>
> Go figure. But let me know where you plan to admit yourself. Any place
> that takes shakuhachi players can't be all bad.
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:21 PM, fleece beast wrote:
>
> > Alright,
> >
> > The night be! ! fore last I found a small crack in my flute and felt
> sad,
> > worried and yet, calm because I try not to fly off the handle about
> > things. I decided to keep a rational mind and just go to sleep.
> > I emailed the list on what should I do concerning the crack, but had
> > not looked at the crack since the night. This is just a mere hours-
> it
> > was late when I went to bed.
> > I gathered your fine advice and when I got home this afternoon,
> looked
> > at my shakuhachi, prepared to feel that low blue feeling when I see
> > the crack, but you know what?
> >
> > IT"S GONE. Not a trace.
> >
> > It's possible I'm going crazy, but I'll lay something on you even
> more
> > that will discredit my sanity: When I began playing this shakuhachi
> > years ago in Jersey City, my friends would complain the day after of
> > strange dreams and nightmares. We had come to the conclusion that the
> > shakuhachi was cursed.
> > I ha! ve no! t played this instrument in many years and was recently
> > reunited with it. The owner had told me that it's energy had become
> > strange and would probably have a reverse effect on the West Coast. I
> > have been playing it for about a month now and am loving my current
> > dreams: Falling off bridges, running for my life and surviving and
> > rats in the cubbards of the basement where I live. There is something
> > to this particular instrument and it's got a way with me as I a way
> > with it.
> > Thank you all for your kind advice.
> >
> > I'll go admit myself now,
> > David
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