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Re: PD/artistic ability/All/Rick/KF Etzold

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"Maybe tolerance can be taught."

This has little to do with PD directly but there is a wonderful
publication called "Teaching Tolerance".  It's published by the
Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org) for teachers to use as
a resource in teaching students how to get along with those of other
ethnic groups.

SPLC is a first rate org, dedicated to protecting the rights of
minorities and the poor who are attacked by radical right wing groups.
They also watchdog all types of hate groups and publish info on their
activities and on the Center's efforts against them, which have been
very successful.  Founder Morris Dees is one of my heroes.

Enjoy Fall!
Rick McGirr
Email: rickmcgirr@xxxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. F. Etzold" <etzold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: PD/artistic ability/All/Rick/Quasthoff


Rick McGirr wrote:

  My concern remains that as a
person who is often on a stage somewhere, that my colleagues on
stage
will shun me for considerations of image.  Def Leopard tried to
stick
with their drummer after he lost his arm in a car crash.  Fickle
fans
wouldn't go for it.



Rick:

This made me think of a situation in the classical music world. Most
artists are in good health and do not have to worry about
appearances.
But there is a German artist, a Baritone, who I believe was a
Thalidomide baby. He has minimal arms and legs. His name is Thomas
Quasthoff. He has a successful career singing Lieder, and there has
been
talk to even have him do opera roles despite his disability. He
really
has a good voice. So it can be done, but I think you are right, the
minimum tolerance for these kind of problems occur  in the teens and
twenties.
Wow them 8-)

K. F.

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