> WHAT!?!? That is NOT what I said. What I said is that Bardic skills > cannot be taught (because) The person learning them must motivate > themselves to learn them on their own. I never said anything about them > "never going to be good anyway." This is why I always recommend that anyone who wishes to critize another person should be incredibly careful to not put words into the mouth of the person they're critizing. In this case Pender is the victim of such an attempt; as a result, it's unlikely that anything positive will result. Another fun day on the Internet. I actually disagree with Pendar; I think his view of a bard is a bit limited. I've been taught many things by many people about the performing arts, and when asked, am happy to teach or offer constructive criticism. However, I'm willing to bet that Pender and I am mostly talking past each other... Gregory Blount ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send email to majordomo@pbm.com containing the words "unsubscribe minstrel". To contact a human about problems, send mail to owner-minstrel@pbm.com