Motel Modesto, Bourne End-ish.

Posted by Robert Fripp
11 Feb 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011

09.08

A disturbing dream in the night that I woke from c. 02.30. What on earth is this? Then, in the bathroom not long after rising: ah! that’s what it’s about: the family matter. A relatively sleep-light night.

Grey! Greyness!...

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A more-than-modest breakfasting experience…

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… with friendly service, even.

Reflecting on a recent communication from an attendee of a recent GC course, who offered suggestions on conflict resolution, in which matter, they suggest, they have some competence.

Functional strategies for resolving conflict are useful, even necessary. They are, however, not quite solutions. What gives rise to conflict? Primarily, the attitude we hold in front of others. So, how to resolve conflict? Drop the attitude/s! Attitudes like: I have the right; I am entitled; I know what’s best; I should be the leader of the group; I deserve more respect than I am getting. These samples before going as far as strongly negative drives; like, putting one over on another; stitching up the competition; badmouthing & criticising; unkindness; lying; maliciousness; greed; theft; ill-will; and the behaviour this raft of horrors give rise to.

Addressing the attitude, rather than the behaviour, is a being approach. This works with normal-abnormals; that is, most of us. It is a quiet strategy at the heart of the Guitar Circle. Addressing behaviour is useful for the clueless, and necessary for the abnormal-normals & abnormal-abnormals; where any strategy for resolution & reconciliation will likely be resisted, even rejected.

09.44    A surprising arising & calls from Bredonborough. A visitor has arrived from France in the expectation that we are meeting today.

09.55    Farewell Motel Modesto! Off to Studio Jakko.

16.52    Our work today I…

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II...

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… is to continue the surround mix of JF&C with L&H: A Scarcity Of Miracles.

Leaving Jakko with some ace 5.1 mixes c. 12.15 for Colgan Manor, arriving c. 12.45.

A good discussion on various arising issues. Declan Colgan is perhaps the most informed & considered inside commentator on the record industry I know. Declan’s decency & passion for music did not quite fit within Virgin A&R, where his responsibilities included the EG catalogue. He was not quite trusted by Virgin, who told Declan that he was too artist friendly. If a record company employee is artist friendly, they are not to be relied upon when company exploitation & manipulation of its artists is at variance with common humanity; not to mention honesty, accountability, transparency, owning up, equity and fairness. Which tells us what about career-employees of record companies?

Leaving c. 13.45 for Bredonborough.

16.34    The Minx is with Sister Nicola in Cheltenham, visiting Barbara.

Here, e-flurrying.

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18.11    E-flurrying continues.

18.43    The Willcox Sisters are on their way back & collecting me for supper at the Piddle.

20.37    A good supper & catching up.

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To settle.

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