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From:  Greypins@a...
Greypins@a...
Date:  Sat Jan 6, 2001  10:54 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: Voices Fading in the Fog


peggy,

i don't assume anyone is faking anything. i have seen people fake it!
the first time i was ever in a production that used a fogger (the kind that
uses mineral oil), there was a group of singers (mostly people who thought
they should have had the leads and were still bitter about not getting them)
who were complaining about the fogger BEFORE they ever got near it.
afterwards, half of them were saying it wasn't bad at all and that 'it looked
kinda neat', while the other half complained in full, clear voice that it was
making them lose their voices.

none of the orchestra members said anything about it and most of the fog
ended up drifting into the pit. during the performance, some got out into
the audience drawing only nervous laughter from a few and no more coughing
than one gets normally at an operatic performance. i'd be curious to know
if there were even half as many orchestra members complaining about the
foggers in the report you posted (or, does it only affect members of agma?).

are you assuring me that all claims of 'fog damage' are legitimate?
would you let your daughter or son near a campfire given the problems you've
had with incense and foggers?

as i have said before, i am sure there are people who are legitimately
bothered by foggers and incense and i am sure there are people who are, if
not faking it outright, are, at least, exagerating their claims. if proving
a connection between a fogger and vocal problems is dificult, i can
understand the frustration of those legitimately affected. to have a hard
time proving the problem is bad enough without accusations of fraud on top of
it. i understand that. i accuse no one except those i have seen faking it
with my own eyes. but, to insist that no one fakes doesn't help the
legitimate claim.

there's nothing else i can say about this. i'm sorry for anyone who
has been affected by foggers and i think it is to bad if the legitimacy of
your claims has been diluted by those who are fraudulent.

mike


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