[TPIN] Chinese junk, ebay, etc....../reply to Louis and clarification

[David Adams]

Sorry, I must have missed the quotation marks in your post.  I would  
still like to know where such things have occurred, as it is a slam  
against us all.  Can anyone shed any light on this?
On Sep 23, 2007, at 8:04 AM, Louis A. Spagnola wrote:

> David,
>
> For CORRECT clarification..." Perhaps no one out there has  
> experienced music stores working with kick backs but I have run  
> into it often.  I'm talking about money exchanging hands for  
> cash."" This was NOT my statement. I'm not the one who said band  
> directors take kickbacks...Quite the contrary...I said I've been a  
> band director all my adult life (yes, the whole, bit, MENC, IAJE,  
> Governor's School judge, school certification teams...and then  
> some) and I don't know a single person who has ever gotten a  
> kickback.  PLEASE don't think I said that band directors take  
> kickbacks!!!  If you noticed I was QUOTING. PLEASE don't try to  
> connect any such comment with ME.
>
> Lou Spagnola
>
>
> CC: jontrimble at suddenlink.net; tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
> From: adamczykd at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Chinese junk, ebay, etc....../reply to Louis  
> and clarification
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:35:41 -0700
> To: louspag at msn.com
>
> I have been a band director, adjudicator, and active member of  
> numerous music ed. organizations for over 35 years (east and west  
> coasts) and have never even heard of any kickback schemes.  Where  
> have you "run into it often"?  Dave Adams
> On Sep 22, 2007, at 2:00 PM, Louis A. Spagnola wrote:
>
> .  Perhaps noone out there has experienced music stoires working  
> with kick backs but I have run into it often.  I'm talking about  
> money exchanging hands for cash.  There are many benefits to buying  
> a student horn from a dealer but unless you know something about  
> them, it's like buying a car.  Are you really getting a good deal  
> and can you really trust them?  I've had some tell me before they  
> really wanted to buy something brand new and didn't know what to  
> do.  I referred them to Getzen and said, you can trust anything  
> they say.
>
>   As always, there is an exception to every rule and situation.   
> Louis I am very glad you wrote so honestly.  I am printing this out  
> and going to review my ebay note for changes.  I think you made  
> some awesome points and I value them.
>
> Thanks again....:)
>
> Jon Trimblejontrimble at suddenlink.nethttp://myspace.com/jontrimble
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> Director, Foothill Symphonic Winds
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David B. Adams
Palo Alto Unified School District
Director, Foothill Symphonic Winds
www.windband.org/foothill