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| spud (profile) wrote, on 9-19-2005 at 10:48am | |
| Subject: this is dated january 18, 2005 |
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| Dear Mr. Gross, i'm not really too sure where to start, because my request is obscure, and my story is equally bizarre. i guess my best bet is to just give a brief rundown. my name is Christopher Best. i am a senior at Cedar Springs High School. when i took my SATs i got a 750 in math and expressed an interest in music. the Peabody Conservatory received these statistics and sent me a mailing advertising their Recording Arts and Sciences program. every single thing i read in the letter really seemed to nail my situation. that mailing is practically the sole cause of my interest in peabody. i have, since i received the letter, applied to the peabody and have scheduled an audition. an audition which is in a little over a month. i've been asking around about what i can expect, because i've never done this before, and have been disappointed. what can i say? Cedar is the farthest place in the world from culture, and my family is useless. i've always had a knack and a passion for music, but i lack an extremely formal education. i'm in school band, i've been to Blue Lake, and i dabble in my spare time - of course i'm always LISTENING to music - but that's really about it. i believe i have the capacity and potential to do great things in music, but i'm also extremely afraid i got in over my head. i expressed this fear to my M.S.W. , and he suggested talking to somebody from the Symphony. a phone call later i was provided with your email from the 'personnel manager,' i believe it was (he was exceedingly cordial). so, i'm just hoping to get to talk so somebody sometime, or at least get some feedback from a person who knows better what the heck is going on - because i'm a tad bit lost. for all the 'help' and 'career advisement' that i've been offered, they really left me hanging. anything at all that you can offer me will be beneficial, even if it's consolation for being delusional. i was just looking for some straight talk from anyone who had the credentials to give it. i have also sent an email identical to this one to your associate, Mr. Hall. many preemptive thanks, Christopher Best ... wow. a lot has changed. my home. my girlfriend. my college. my lifestyle. everything. in under a year, my life has undergone a total revamp. and yet i'm still the same guy i've always been. nothing special. nothing fancy. wow. just amazing. and i never would've guessed it. |
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liz | 09-19-05 11:09am we should get coffee or something. |
spud | Re:, 09-20-05 10:16am just say the word. my cell is 893-7952.
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Phil-Himself | 09-19-05 8:47pm what was his response |
sugarjackj | 09-20-05 9:25am Ijust hope its for the best. |
spud | Re:, 09-20-05 10:15am heck yeah!
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