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Pendrench

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3. Very well said! I would think that people would be glad (and welcome) that more people are exploring, finding, and

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Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:33 AM

Sunday

enjoying new music - or new foods, new authors, new shows, etc.

I know that I have been guilty of such snobbery in the past, and I hope that I've left those types of judgmental attitudes behind. As I've gotten older, my tastes have changed, and I try to experience things that I've never tried before - and revisit something that I may not have liked (or appreciated) when I was younger.

In other words: if you like it, then it's good!

Best to you -

Tim

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Musical taste -- a small rant [View all] Orrex Sunday OP

I am a classical music fanatic, but I learned long ago not to sneer at the tastes of others Ocelot II Sunday #1

What a kind and wonderful reply! Orrex Sunday #2

Music Makes Me Happy Zackzzzz Sunday #4

Me, too. Can't live without it. Ocelot II Sunday #5

Very well said! I would think that people would be glad (and welcome) that more people are exploring, finding, and Pendrench Sunday #3

It's Nothing New ProfessorGAC Sunday #6

I have a friend who's a very fine professional classical lutenist/guitarist, Ocelot II Sunday #7