Congratulations to Dennis Nulty

[randy westmoreland]

bravo rnmjr

[Chuck Jackson]

I realize I'm an idiot with way too much time on my hands for writing this ... but I assume all the folks who feel like it's fun and cheeky to submit one of those "hey, let's all trash the city of Detroit" posts have spent adequate time there know for themselves what it's actually like?

Jobs are hard to find. Detroit is a really nice orchestra. If you want to congratulate the gentleman who just won it's tuba audition, that is wonderful. Personally, I have zero stake in this whole discussion (which is why I'm clearly an idiot for posting), but it seems more than a tad distasteful to offer posts along the lines of "hey, congrats man, try not to get shot on the way home from rehearsal!!"

It seems to me that Detroit-bashing is such an easy target that it went out of style quite some time ago. If you feel Detoit is such a terrible place that working there would be beneath you, then perhaps you should kindly keep that to yourself, since it seems at least a tad off-kilter to simultaneously congratulate the winner of its orchestra's tuba audition and insult the city itself. Might not that be a tad insulting to Mr. Nulty (if not the city as well)? To me it's like saying "way to go winning the audition, too bad you couldn't win something in a better area". If that is how you feel, I think common courtesy would dictate that perhaps you should think twice about expressing that view, if indeed your message of congratulations is meant to be a sincere one.

OK, now I've really invited all sorts of "hey, what the heck do YOU know" posts and so forth. It is not my intention to incite anyone with this post, just pointing out an observation, and I most certainly realize many of you will disagree wholeheartedly with my view on this matter.

Congratulations to Mr. Nulty and best of luck in your new position!

This may be the best post EVER that I have seen on this BBS. Thank you for teaching EVERYBODY here something.

Chuck

[Jason Arnold]

Regarding Detroit bashing, some people are just way too pc. Wimps. I say bash away! Where's Bloke with one of those terrible photographs when we need him? (referencing his Philly depiction from a few years ago.)

[Tubaster]

Congrats Dennis! That's awesome!

So does anyone have the list of people who advanced and made the finals?

[Pete Link]

Congrats to Dennis! I envy you for getting to play next to Randy and Ken everyday.
Best of luck in the new city and job.

Pete

[dajtuba]

Congrats Dennis!

Daryl Johnson

[TexasBassBone]

Congrats Dennis!!...I have played with this guy back at NEC in a couple of low brass sections in orchestra, he really works hard. I remember every morning, afternoon and evening this guy being on the 3rd floor practice room, it was HIS room lol, I couldnt think of a more deserving person to win this job.

[funkcicle]

Lighten up folks. Look at reality and realize that anybody moving to Detroit for any reason is going to get a good deal of gentle ribbing, mostly out of envy, which is the nature of gentle ribbing. The jokes are more self deprecating than anything else, in that the joke teller knows the last laugh belongs to the recipient, but casts the joke anyways for a sense of irony. A well crafted ribbing might go something like this:

Hats off to Mr Nulty, you've got a sweet gig in a city with a richer musical history than perhaps any other in the country, and a salary that'll buy you any neighborhood you want.

No harm, no foul, just a good natured kudos to someone who's earned our collective envy.

[kctubadude]

Congratulations to Dennis Nulty on winning the Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal tuba audition!

Cheers,

MR

Congrats Dennis, and Congrats Mike!
-jjw

[tubashaman2]

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[UMTUBA1919]

who Is his teacher?

[Kory101]

Mike Roylance