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From: dhill
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:05:27 -0500
Subject: Brother's Keeper!

Well, ... I will disagree with those who say "drugs" can open up new
avenues of awareness, musical-wise. John Popper? You better believe I
like his harping. I think he is absolutely mezmerizing, but ... I don't
think doing drugs or alcohol has anything to do with. At any rate, creative
ability or ability in general has simply nothing to do with drugs and in
the long run, the use of drugs will decrease ones musical ability and
creativity. I just came back from Florida where it rained virtually every
day, where I visited my brother and his family which consists of a wife and
a 29 year old boy who is a trememdous guitar player. Unfortunately, his
son's use of drugs has permanently taken him out of the professional music
arena. He is now on a drug maintenance program and has been diagnosed as
mentally ill, due pretty much wholy to his drug intake. My stand is solid
and that stand is that we are our brother's keeper and if we, excluding
myself, as professionals glorify drugs, we give many, many children and
teens a excuse to use and abuse drug. As a teaching professional, I,
deservably so, would lose my license and not be able to practice my chosen
profession if I abused drugs. We are our brother's keeper, and any
justification otherwise is a pipe dream.

We went Sunday night to hear fellow Oklahoman Toby Keith play on an Army
Tour. I had met him before, and felt like when I retired I would try out
for his vacant harpman position. Well, ... he has a harpman, but there was
way too many people to get up front and try to slam dunk his harpman, so I
am now looking for other positions available in the harp arena when I
retire! ha!

Dale in hotter than h..., Oklahoma!

One 7100 Power Mac with a Sony 15 inch Trinitron Monitor amongst the
WINTELs - a C-64 harp in Fb and Cb environment.
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