Musing in Duality

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=51 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="29002330dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <B>Musing in Duality</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=269 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="2ed00c00dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="538" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1136 WIDTH="532"><div> <B>This musing was created because of a response to an E-mail from a radio host following a concert with Doc Severinsen and the Knoxville Symphony: </B></div> <bR> <div> XXXXXXX wrote: </div> <bR> <div> Hi Jennifer, Thank you for taking the time after your concert here in Knoxville to chat for a while. You are the best Bass player I have ever encountered live or recorded. </div> <bR> <div> XXXXXXX </div> <bR> <div> P.S. For me, what you have done in hard work with the gift of talent that God has given you to bless people stands apart from the issues you have been dealing with in your life. Love looks to potential and not to failure in what ever form people judge failure to be. Love is what counts. Who am I, a sinner saved by Grace, to judge anyone. Be blessed. </div> <bR> <div> Dear XXXXXXX, </div> <bR> <div> It was a pleasure to meet and chat with you. </div> <div> I wasn't kidding about my fascination with bluegrass music. Any bassist worth their salt would have to have their head in the sand if they weren't aware of Edgar Meyer's collaborations in that arena. </div> <bR> <div> I found myself researching the genre after hearing "Appalachian Waltz". I've been acquainted with Nickel Creek's bassists, we are all apparently aware of each other and I'm an unabashed fan. </div> <bR> <div> I'm sending a couple of my CDs, my latest being a duo collaboration with virtuoso guitarist Jimmy Bruno. I'm partial to the "Ornithology" cut on that CD. </div> <bR> <div> I'm also sending an earlier CD, "Lefty Leaps In". It contains my most popular tune, "The Studio City Stomp", probably the closest thing to a bluegrass tune that I've recorded. It's actually a hit in Norway! </div> <bR> <div> Since you wrote that heartfelt post script you are aware of my story so I don't need to explain why there's a different first name on that CD. </div> <bR> <div> I hope that someday there will be no need to be judgmental about Transsexuality. Even though it's a unique phenomena, medical science is finding out that it's almost akin to being born with a heart defect or a cleft palate. A body with certain genitalia is born with the contrasting gender's hypothalamus. The brain doesn't match the body. It is a medical condition. All research is pointing to that fact. Fortunately for me, my body has always been skewed to the female side. </div> <bR> <div> I am blessed to live in this day and age. I am a much happier, healthier, and very thankful human being these days. </div> <bR> <div> I am very flattered by your interest in my music and I thank you for your kind comments. </div> <bR> <div> All the best, </div> <bR> <div> Jennifer </div> <div> February 23, 2006 </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=160 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="29100a00dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="921" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 53 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="universal_language.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Universal Language of Music"><U><IMG SRC="25b27260.jpg" border=0 width="39" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HOME"><U><IMG SRC="25c26260.jpg" border=0 width="38" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" 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