From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T01:59:17+09:00
Subject: [OT] Re: Zed Shaw - Ruby has dodged a bullet

Jay Levitt wrote:
> Tiger Woods takes golf lessons every week.
> 
> My voice teacher, who you have all heard on Domino's and Pillsbury
> commercials, has a voice teacher.  His voice teacher has a voice teacher.
> All the greats spend all their lives studying and jamming with the other
> greats.  

OTOH (and OT), Nicolo Paganini, arguably the first rock star, gave up 
practicing the violin in between his pyrotechnic concerts.

Or so the story goes, but then there's also a story about some kind of 
deal with the Prince of Darkness....

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