Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 31
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:09:09 -0600
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On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:39 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Charlie Parker said it best - to learn everything you know about your
> instrument, then forget everything and play, i.e. let the instinct
> take over. As an aside, George Lucas said much the same thing - "May
> the force be with you"!


Couldn't agree more with underlying meaning Jayanand.

Though I believe that we don't "forget" the learning.
I believe it shifts from the mind
where, in the beginning,
it has to be thought about
to the body
where its never forgotten. 

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
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In reply to: Message from bs.pearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce) ([Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 31)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 31)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 31)