lynxminx

My father wrote ten books on an IBM Model D because he absolutely hated the Selectric. Do you understand his point of view?

You didn't ask me, but you can eke out a pretty good living doing gigs and short term contracts. Wedding musicians make bank. Relationships with local musical theaters, ballet and opera companies, and churches can create consistent income. And private students.

The news here is saying the 'Chinese paramilitary' is surrounding HK- WTH is that?

I thought the Selectrics also supported proportional letter spacing. I took typing in junior high on a Selectric and I must not have noticed....

I think what it really came down to was he wanted to feel himself hitting the paper one letter at a time. The Selectrics don't give you that satisfaction, even though they're faster. He was old enough he started his career on a manual....he ended up giving that machine to me as a toy when I was a kid. You really, really had to punch it. Wish I could remember the model- all I remember is the color, turquoise blue.

He replaced the Executive with a Leading Edge word processor in 1986 and wrote 15 more books on PCs, but I'll always remember him in front of a typewriter. Thanks for responding!

Granted, but I know many professional musicians getting by without an orchestral position. Obviously the pandemic changed everything, for everyone. My brother has an orchestral seat and has been getting by on union stipends for the past year and a half....the future of his organization is in doubt.

My overall point is that you don't have to give up on music as a profession just because some conservatory douche tells you you don't have what it takes to make the NY Phil.