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Tonight's Problem in the Mural Buisness...

From: Stäcy L Smith (stacy_l_smith)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 22:39:18 PST

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    I know this is somowhat off the subject of our usual discussions about art.
    This is more of a people skills problem- and I would appreciate any advice
    you all can relate to me.

    I am working on a Mural in a local Cafe'. The Manager/owner is wonderful to
    me- I get all kind of benefits for working with and for her- she even brings
    me more buisness. However, tonight I had a problem. Not with the manager
    but with one of her associates. He is a psychology teacher at a local
    university. From what I've been told he is going through a nasty divorce
    Well, I didn';t find any cause to dislike him until this evening. He
    brought in his saxophone and a dozen different harmonicas. I thought that I
    was in for a treat- more like a headache. The man is tone deaf, has no
    rythem what so ever. AND He can not play more than three notes, which do
    not come out clear, either. On top of that, he is not willing to take
    lessons, or learn, or accept advice. He honestly believes that he has
    mastered music. Now, I am not Mozart by any means, but I can read music
    and have and do play the piano, the basson, the flute and I still continue
    the guitar and I sing- and I have never had any complaints on my tone- In
    fact I have been told that I have a great ear for harmony- not to harp.
    Music is much about mathematics as it is feeling. But let me get back to my
    soap box. I was okay with the 'noise' for about fifteen minutes, I did my
    best to smile and be nice, but the fifteen minutes turned into two hours
    and customers actually would not come inside the cafe' becuase of this man's
    "music." People were beginning to hold thier ears, this is not an
    exageration. The manager just sat thier and rolled her eyes, I asked her
    permission to make him stop. I wanted to do it nicely, but he was not
    cooperative. I asked him to step ouside and he freaked. So I just plainly
    told him that he was bothering people- and that finally convinced him to
    stop. Can you think of a better way to handle people like that. Any advice
    would be helpful- as I am certain that since he frequents the cafe' I will
    run into him and his noise again.
    Stäcy

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