In a message dated 10/27/2001 4:57:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
peggyh@i... writes:
peggyh@i... writes:
<< There's nothing magic about a marathon,
other than its classical associations. >>
peggy,
i couldn't agree with you more. (i don't even like to talk to distance
runners.) but, i'm under the impression eaglen was serious in her
comparison. her reference to an imaginary study was not the stuff of a
figurative comparison. also, as i remember, her suggestion that keeping 'in
shape' was necessary to sing well, is silly. she is a good example of just
the opposite and, there are many other fine examples testifying to the
opposite, as well.
ultimately, my problem with statements like hers is that they are
attempts to glorify the act of singing beyond what it is. to anyone with
enough sense to know that singing doesn't require anywhere near as much
energy as running a marathon, this makes the singer look like a spoiled idiot
rather than a heroic being.
mike
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