tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post113194039939842794..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1131997183925371752005-11-14T13:39:00.000-06:002005-11-14T13:39:00.000-06:00I thought the standard in workshops was to imitate...I thought the standard in workshops was to imitate the anonymous norm. They may say "be yourself," and that might sound platididinous, but that's not really honored in the observance. It's more about "kill your babies." <BR/><BR/>You can imitate and you will still be yourself. I was refering to to imitating out of fear that what you really have to say will not be acceptable.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-1131959592531397712005-11-14T03:13:00.000-06:002005-11-14T03:13:00.000-06:00> you're spouting some pretty > conventional works...> you're spouting some pretty <BR/>> conventional workshoppy nonsense<BR/><BR/>It may or may not be conventional (the only workshops I've been in had lathes and drill presses) but it's not nonsense and it may be worth repeating, especially to people who (despite whatever people in workshops say) are desperate to be original but who are trying to outdo the competition at the competition's game when they should be making up and playing their own games.eeksypeeksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208638838683999909noreply@blogger.com