Gama wrote: >>I recommend a visit to the HIP-ocrisy Home Page! >> >>http://www.geocities.com/hipwoollymammoth/ Sterling Newberry replied: >I've learned that anyone who uses the world "rule" as an adjective is >generally not worth reading, but I slogged on. Where does the page cited use the word "rule" as an adjective? If you're referring to the statement "Where modern instruments and vibrato rule!" the word "rule" is used as a verb. In the normal course of events elites are often formed within groups, and the reaction among some in a group who feel condescended to and dismissed by the manner in which the elite conducts itself sometimes takes the form of hostile intolerance. IMO the gonzo page cited is hardly worth getting excited about. Once HIP ceases making extravagant claims and continues to produce quality performances that rely more on artistry than on judgments about history, the offputting "purer than thou" impression of the elite will fade. And hasn't it already started to? John Dalmas [log in to unmask]