Comments on: First encounters http://rogerbourland.com/2008/02/08/first-encounters/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:19:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brad Wood http://rogerbourland.com/2008/02/08/first-encounters/comment-page-1/#comment-71833 Brad Wood Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:48:36 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/02/08/first-encounters/#comment-71833 That reminds me of the bit I heard where Andrew Lloyd Webber was talking to the late Alan Jay Lerner, and asks him "Alan, why do you suppose people take such an instant dislike to me?" to which Lerner replies, "Well, it does save time." It's understandable that some find vows of silence appealing, given the astonishing consequences of our utterances. I have pretty decent long- and short-term memory, especially since renouncing certain inhalation regimens years ago, and as well am perhaps a bit more attentive, and accurate in assessing impact. It's a good thing---I still have folks recalling with certainty things I'd thrown off in conversation that I cannot imagine ever saying, even in jest. That reminds me of the bit I heard where Andrew Lloyd Webber was talking to the late Alan Jay Lerner, and asks him “Alan, why do you suppose people take such an instant dislike to me?” to which Lerner replies, “Well, it does save time.”

It’s understandable that some find vows of silence appealing, given the astonishing consequences of our utterances. I have pretty decent long- and short-term memory, especially since renouncing certain inhalation regimens years ago, and as well am perhaps a bit more attentive, and accurate in assessing impact. It’s a good thing—I still have folks recalling with certainty things I’d thrown off in conversation that I cannot imagine ever saying, even in jest.

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