Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

McCroskey's email…why is he trying to destroy an opera?

On Feb 7, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Pamela Brown wrote:

You seem to be missing the point, in that I am warning you from my own experience as to what has happened to many, if not most of those who have libeled me and threatened me as you are doing.  That is very different from making a threat.  I will promise you that if you continue in this vein, you could end up part of the libel suit. I hope that doesn't happen. That is not my intent in trying to communicate with you. 

Who would be suing me, if not you?

*My lawyers, obviously.  I am sorry that I feel it necessary to speak in such a harsh vein.  However, you seem to have real trouble setting limits and boundaries.  I am speaking up to define them.  

Or trying to sue me.
I have not libeled you.

*You are in denial if you think that you do not libel me.  The latest insinuation on aaj was that I use aliases.  That is false and you know it.  I may use a handle but I always use my name as well.  You have posted on aaj for a long time and have replied to my posts, so you are well aware of this. 

*Why do you feel compelled to try to discredit me?  Simply because you are dealing with something you can't pidgeonhole and put in a box? What sort of gentleman does that? Only a bully who is unable to argue on level ground would be comfortable with that imo.


I could have let you hoist yourself on your own petard, knowing what I know, and have just made money off of your libelous posts and emails in a libel suit, but I am instead doing what I can to reach out to do what I can to help you understand the seriousness of your actions.  You have made statements, even though in ridicule, such as referencing a 'voice from 200 years ago', and 'a musical messiah', which indicate that you do understand what you are doing. 

I am totally in the dark about what you believe about a "voice from 200 years ago" or "a musical messiah."
I was describing what you seemed to me you were talking about. I never claimed to understand in detail the alternate reality you have apparently constructed.

*If you had no intent to defame, why do you find it necessary to repeatedly make insinuations and false allegations?  Why not let go and move on? Do you know this person I call "Monostatos"?  Do you know that person's relative at Marquette U?  Do you have a personal connection to this situation in some way? Otherwise, your prolonged attacks make no sense.

*Now you posit an "alternate reality you have apparently constructed" without even bothering to acknowledge the frame of reference for the conversation that I set up right at the start -- namely, that I am talking about an OPERA, The Magic Flute, and discussing possible references and odd coincidences that might be connected to it.  Do you even remember that?

That is called an art.  You have no room in your mindset, apparently, for the arts, do you? Do you decry movies and TV shows because you alone have determine they are 'not real'? How about theater?   Your knee-jerk reaction is to try to block what I am saying.  Why not simply acknowledge that you are out of your comfort zone and move on?  What will you gain by trying to destroy an opera? It has nothing to do with you.  

As a matter of fact, you tossed out your 'diagnosis' of schizophrenia. I was just stunned when I read that. Perhaps you are psychic,

No, but I've read a lot about the subject.
I have also had some personal experience with both so-called schizophrenics and schizophrenic states (though it's been a while).
My favorite philosopher is Gilles Deleuze, who wrote, with Félix Guattari, the two volumes ofCapitalisme et Schizophrenie.
Earlier on, I read, as I said, lots of Jung. Do you know the work of R.D. Laing? Or Kate Millett?
The last thing you want to do is wind up in the clutches of shrink who lobotomizes with meds.

*I do my best to try to help those who take offense and me and what I say.  I will do the same for you.  You can heed what I say or not.


as that has been the diagnosis of some, including the one still left at the MO, who tried to discredit me and are still living.  I don't know what else I can do to be of help to you.  I can honestly say that from my standpoint the aisles of Orchestra Hall are already full of the corpses who act as you do.  Why would I want there to be any more? 

Thanks for your concern, Pamela.
I'll take my chances.

*You have my best wishes...

Friday, February 6, 2015

McCroskey may not murmur at the term "Monostatos' Orchestra" to describe a 200M arts org...

On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 8:00:29 PM UTC-6, Sandy McCroskey wrote:
> On 2/4/15 9:20 PM, Pamela Brown wrote:
> > On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:38:11 PM UTC-6, Sandy McCroskey wrote:
> >> On 2/3/15 12:33 AM, Pamela Brown wrote:
> >>> Last week, McCroskey and Marsh marched forward with their "deny, deny,
> >>> deny" theory that there *could* be absolutely no connection between the
> >>> term *Monostatos* coined in 1791 in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute and
> >>> "Minnesota", a state which did not exist until the 1800's, much less the
> >>> "Minnesota" Orchestra which did not exist until its name was changed in
> >>> 1968.
> >>>
> >>
> >> We were only pointing out what is obvious to everyone on the planet
> >> besides Pamela Brown.
> >>
> >
> > False.  Do you really think anyone believes McCroskey, who undoubtedly has
> > so much else on his plate, would go out of his way for over two weeks for
> > something that he sincerely believes *only* affects one person on the
> > planet?
> >
>
> Why not?

Perhaps because that is not something a well-balanced person would do -- and McCroskey insists he is well-balanced.

> It takes just a few minutes to read your posts and even less to respond,
> Pamela.
>
McCroskey needs to quit making my point for me.  It takes even less time to move on.
>
> > Surely McCroskey recalls when he decided to jump into the conversation? It
> > happened during a discussion of libel, the moment a 200M arts organization
> > was mentioned...
> >
>
> I have the feeling you are trying to imply that I am mixed up that
> situation in some way.

How about that?  Has McCroskey deliberately attempted to insert himself into a situation while appearing to be living in blissful ignorance of that fact?
>
> Yet I have no doubt that absolutely nobody in that arts organization, or
> the Minnesota Orchestra, or in the state of Minnesota, or in Mozart
> studies gives a damn about the silly ideas you've expressed here.

"Silly ideas?"  Is this supposed to be yet another strawman?

This situation is treated with grave significance by those who understand what is happening.  Apparently, McCroskey didn't bother to do his homework before jumping in...

If you
> have made your theories known, I am sure you have found nobody who takes
> them seriously. Although crazier things have been known to happen, for
> sure, and history has recorded many strange cults.

A 'strange cult"?  Yet another strawman?  McCroskey claims he has no dog in this race, yet continues to make vague accusations, rather than moving on...
>
>
>
> >>
> >>> However, to their surprise, during that same time a blizzard was
> >>> barrelling toward Boston, where Marsh lives.  It happened to hit on
> >>> January 27th, which is Mozart's birthday.  And of all the towns affected,
> >>> the one hardest-hit was -- "Marshfield" MA....
> >>>
> >>> I find these a series of odd coincidences, not unlike "Monostatos" and
> >>> "Minnesota"...
> >>>
> >>> And I find the circumstances ironic...not to mention Linus, which is
> >>> giving Marsh yet another "taste of Minnesota"...
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Oh, wait... This must be a put-on.
> >
> > Here we go again -- McCroskey's response to a series of odd coincidences.
> >
>
> What is odd to me is that you see "coincidences" here at all.[...]

Since McCroskey seems to see no connection between "Monostatos" and "Minnesota", he can hardly mind anyone calling an arts group "Monostatos' Orchestra", can he?

Thursday, February 5, 2015

McCroskey on the warpath on aaj...

On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 4:44:51 PM UTC-6, Sandy McCroskey wrote:
> On 2/3/15 8:55 PM, Pamela Brown wrote:
> > On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:18:57 PM UTC-6, Sandy McCroskey wrote:
> >> On 2/1/15 11:26 PM, Pamela Brown wrote:
> >>> On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 2:40:28 PM UTC-6, Sandy McCroskey wrote:
> >>> Pamela Brown wrote:
> >>> [...]> > But why is McCroskey restoring to swearing?
> >>>>
> >>>> You would not find the reason flattering.
> >>>
> >>> So McCroskey resorts to swearing and now makes excuses for it? Such
> >>> stoginess!
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Has McCroskey absolutely no sense of humor? :-0
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Emoticons are no sign that you have one.
> >>>
> >>> Humor, irony, poking fun, odd coincidences...McCroskey, emoticons or not,
> >>> surely you jest if you say I don't have a sense of humor...:-(
> >>>
> >>>> But my sense of humor is surely healthy.
> >>>
> >>> How does McCroskey know?  Does he take its temperature?
> >>>
> >>>> I never fail to laugh at you.[...]
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps McCroskey's condition is not terminal after all...
> >>>
> >>
> >> *At* you, Pamela. Not *with* you.
> >
> > Poor McCroskey would rather stew than lighten up and laugh...that can give
> > one ulcers...
> >
> > I, on the other hand, am comfortable laughing *with* him and not *at*
> > him...:-)
> >
>
> No, Pamela, you cannot laugh with me until you get the joke.

Unfortunately, it is McCroskey who has yet to grab a clue about what he seems to have gotten himself into.  One can only hope its not too late...

McCroskey continues to pound away at something he claims is of no interest to him. He creates gigantic strawmen -- a 'religion' and a 'musical messiah', and then tries to use them to attack a series of 'odd coincidences.'

If McCroskey sincerely has no interest, why does he not just move on?

Pamela
Listen and decide for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL4DaeRSioU