{"id":374,"date":"2009-11-19T14:46:23","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T14:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=374"},"modified":"2009-11-19T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T14:46:23","slug":"ad_libs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2009\/11\/ad_libs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Libs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though I have previously complained<\/a> about people e mailing me personally with items that they should really post as comments, I have to admit that my afternoon was made when I received a personal phone call comment from Leila Getz at the Vancouver Recital Society. She said she had read yesterday’s post<\/a> on concerts being promoted as special events, and noticed that she actually uses the word “special” in her marketing materials. “And why am I telling my audience that one concert is more special than another??” she asked. She also pointed out that “special” is often a word we use to promote things that aren’t<\/i> selling; that is, “special” as in a sale. <\/p>\n

So our friend Leila has one week <\/b>to complete the copy for her season brochure and is looking for another word to describe the…big deal?….first concert of the season with the performing artist who…perhaps has a higher fee?…than other artists on the series. <\/p>\n

OK, comment<\/a> and help, please. <\/p>\n

Her blog is here<\/a>, and includes gems like, “Remember that iPod Touch that I confessed to stealing from my husband?
\nWell, now that I’m back in the swing of things, I barely get time to
\nlisten to it…and in any case, I’ve been listening to Murray Perahia
\npractising in my living room for the past few days.”<\/p>\n

At least we can all agree that Murray Perahia practicing in one’s living room is special, no air quotes necessary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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