Hello, Peasants,

The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound is finally in print. I
figure that all of you hot shots would like to hear the
news.

I got my two-volume, 1200+ page, "editors" free copy
yesterday. I am on the title page as the "technical editor,"
which is kind of a surprise. Yes, I did review all the
technical articles and updated quite a large number. I also
wrote a few new ones, and of course I did all of the
biographical sketches of audio big wigs, plus some company
histories. However, I think the people at Routledge did a
heck of a lot more than I did. Perhaps 10% of the total
material in this new edition was written or modified by me.
I suppose that adds up to maybe 120 text pages. Not bad, but
still no huge amount. Still, it is many times as much as
most of you people have put into a book. Add in my previous
four books (written solely by me, of course), and you have
quite a contrast between the typical RAO goofball and
Ferstler.

Incidentally, my name is on many of the articles, but there
are also many shorter articles there that have no byline
name at all that I also wrote. It must really kill some of
you clowns to think that Routledge, a major member of the
British/American Taylor-Francis publishing group, has a book
out there that has Ferstler as a major contributor.

Although many audio notables are in the books, it is still
primarily a music-oriented publication, with scads of bios
of performers and much dealing with the history of recorded
music. Surely, many of you RAO zeros would like to have a
book like this to raise your music-knowledg number a bit
above that zero. You might learn something worthwhile about
audio, too.

The two-volume set lists for $225.00, which means that it
will definitely be an academic or technical library item,
and will not be something the average tweako-geeko would
purchase to round out his literary collection. Does cost
less than a set of super-duper wires, however.

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Hello, Peasants,

The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound is finally in print. I
figure that all of you hot shots would like to hear the
news.

I got my two-volume, 1200+ page, "editors" free copy
yesterday. I am on the title page as the "technical editor,"
which is kind of a surprise. Yes, I did review all the
technical articles and updated quite a large number. I also
wrote a few new ones, and of course I did all of the
biographical sketches of audio big wigs, plus some company
histories. However, I think the people at Routledge did a
heck of a lot more than I did. Perhaps 10% of the total
material in this new edition was written or modified by me.
I suppose that adds up to maybe 120 text pages. Not bad, but
still no huge amount. Still, it is many times as much as
most of you people have put into a book. Add in my previous
four books (written solely by me, of course), and you have
quite a contrast between the typical RAO goofball and
Ferstler.

Incidentally, my name is on many of the articles, but there
are also many shorter articles there that have no byline
name at all that I also wrote. It must really kill some of
you clowns to think that Routledge, a major member of the
British/American Taylor-Francis publishing group, has a book
out there that has Ferstler as a major contributor.

Although many audio notables are in the books, it is still
primarily a music-oriented publication, with scads of bios
of performers and much dealing with the history of recorded
music. Surely, many of you RAO zeros would like to have a
book like this to raise your music-knowledg number a bit
above that zero. You might learn something worthwhile about
audio, too.

The two-volume set lists for $225.00, which means that it
will definitely be an academic or technical library item,
and will not be something the average tweako-geeko would
purchase to round out his literary collection. Does cost
less than a set of super-duper wires, however.

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Hello, Peasants,

The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound is finally in print. I
figure that all of you hot shots would like to hear the
news.

I got my two-volume, 1200+ page, "editors" free copy
yesterday. I am on the title page as the "technical editor,"
which is kind of a surprise. Yes, I did review all the
technical articles and updated quite a large number. I also
wrote a few new ones, and of course I did all of the
biographical sketches of audio big wigs, plus some company
histories. However, I think the people at Routledge did a
heck of a lot more than I did. Perhaps 10% of the total
material in this new edition was written or modified by me.

Howard, in all seriousness, you, as a librarian, probably possess
considerable ability to collate and organize facts. However, you lack
KNOWLEDGE and JUDGMENT. It has been observed multitudinous times that you
are deficient in what you know, and deficient in how you perceive. It is
unfortunate that the publishing press, like the reporting press, frequently
becomes trapped by reams of information they don't know how to interpret.

So it is here. You have collated and arranged material so it fits on a page,
nothing more.
Our elementary schools teach "don't believe something just because it
appears in a book."
Your tome is a towering reminder of this good advice, a Mausoleum of
Mediocrity.

Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

Eat your heart out, goofball.

Howard Ferstler

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.


I am sure you have 2 cd players.

Robert Morein wrote:

Howard, in all seriousness, you, as a librarian, probably possess
considerable ability to collate and organize facts.

I was never a librarian. I was what is called a library
technical assistant. Note that I did not collate or organize
anything in the book. Here is what I did:

1. I wrote many new technical articles that were not in the
first edition (the new one is the second edition).

2. I wrote many biographical sketches of audio notables.
There were none in the first edition.

3. I wrote many company history articles. There were only a
few in the first edition.

4. I rewrote many of the technical articles that had been in
the first edition.

5. I read through all of the earlier technical articles and
fact checked them, often adding additional information at
the end related to new developments.

However, you lack
KNOWLEDGE and JUDGMENT.

Hey, buddy boy, need I mention again that I am in print, and
you do not get that way by being on your level. What's more,
the editor originally contacted me for the work, and not the
other way around. He did so, because he had heard of me and
knew of my previous work. I would say that he was more than
adequately impressed with my knowledge and judgment. Note
that this is my fifth book. How many have you published,
pal?

It is you clowns, with your moronic views concerning audio,
who have problems with knowledge and judgment.

It has been observed multitudinous times that you
are deficient in what you know, and deficient in how you perceive.

Only in the eyes of those who are deluded.

It is
unfortunate that the publishing press, like the reporting press, frequently
becomes trapped by reams of information they don't know how to interpret.

According to you and your fellow goofballs.

So it is here. You have collated and arranged material so it fits on a page,
nothing more.

See my five points, above.

Our elementary schools teach "don't believe something just because it
appears in a book."

Right. However, an edited book is head and shoulders above
the often ridiculous claptrap we read here on RAO.

Your tome is a towering reminder of this good advice, a Mausoleum of
Mediocrity.

Routledge is a branch of the Taylor & Francis publishing
group, and I would rate their writer-rating judgment as
being pretty competent. On the other hand, you are an RAO
gasbag who lives in an audio fantasyland, and you have not a
clue about what you are talking about when it comes to what
I have accomplished and when it comes to audio.

Howard Ferstler

Clyde Slick wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

I am sure you have 2 cd players.

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.

Howard Ferstler

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Hello, Peasants,

The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound is finally in print. I
figure that all of you hot shots would like to hear the
news.

I got my two-volume, 1200+ page, "editors" free copy
yesterday. I am on the title page as the "technical editor,"
which is kind of a surprise. Yes, I did review all the
technical articles and updated quite a large number. I also
wrote a few new ones, and of course I did all of the
biographical sketches of audio big wigs, plus some company
histories. However, I think the people at Routledge did a
heck of a lot more than I did. Perhaps 10% of the total
material in this new edition was written or modified by me.
I suppose that adds up to maybe 120 text pages. Not bad, but
still no huge amount. Still, it is many times as much as
most of you people have put into a book. Add in my previous
four books (written solely by me, of course), and you have
quite a contrast between the typical RAO goofball and
Ferstler.

Incidentally, my name is on many of the articles, but there
are also many shorter articles there that have no byline
name at all that I also wrote. It must really kill some of
you clowns to think that Routledge, a major member of the
British/American Taylor-Francis publishing group, has a book
out there that has Ferstler as a major contributor.

Although many audio notables are in the books, it is still
primarily a music-oriented publication, with scads of bios
of performers and much dealing with the history of recorded
music. Surely, many of you RAO zeros would like to have a
book like this to raise your music-knowledg number a bit
above that zero. You might learn something worthwhile about
audio, too.

The two-volume set lists for $225.00, which means that it
will definitely be an academic or technical library item,
and will not be something the average tweako-geeko would
purchase to round out his literary collection. Does cost
less than a set of super-duper wires, however.

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think? In the same way a cheap amp is exactly the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Robert Morein wrote:

Howard, in all seriousness, you, as a librarian, probably possess
considerable ability to collate and organize facts. However, you lack
KNOWLEDGE and JUDGMENT. It has been observed multitudinous times that you
are deficient in what you know, and deficient in how you perceive. It is
unfortunate that the publishing press, like the reporting press,
frequently
becomes trapped by reams of information they don't know how to interpret.

Hey, buddy boy, need I mention again that I am in print,
Sure, mention it all you want.
and
you do not get that way by being on your level.

Howard, you're living proof that I am above that level. Thanks ever so much.

What's more,
the editor originally contacted me for the work, and not the
other way around. He did so, because he had heard of me and
knew of my previous work.

Work? By the standards of Herr Goebels, ja.

I would say that he was more than
adequately impressed with my knowledge and judgment.

I would say that you are more than adequately impressed with yourself.

Note
that this is my fifth book. How many have you published,
pal?

My point exactly. Apparently, it requires no qualifications except an
infatuation with one's self.

It is you clowns, with your moronic views concerning audio,
who have problems with knowledge and judgment.

Really, Herr Goebels? You really carry on the tradition of the Big Lie.

It has been observed multitudinous times that you
are deficient in what you know, and deficient in how you perceive.

Only in the eyes of those who are deluded.
Yes, let us all bow down and acknowledge the librarian who has
self-promoted himself, ala Herr Goebels, to be a "big macher". I'll tell
you what you make a lot of, Howard -- ****.

It is
unfortunate that the publishing press, like the reporting press,
frequently
becomes trapped by reams of information they don't know how to
interpret.

According to you and your fellow goofballs.

Howard, we're free. Nobody pays us to be corrupt like you.

So it is here. You have collated and arranged material so it fits on a
page,
nothing more.

See my five points, above.

Our elementary schools teach "don't believe something just because it
appears in a book."

Right. However, an edited book is head and shoulders above
the often ridiculous claptrap we read here on RAO.

Not if it's Mein Kampf by Howard Hertler. We will not permit you to
postulate without explicitly saying that this is your belief, and not
accepted by us on r.a.o.

Your tome is a towering reminder of this good advice, a Mausoleum of
Mediocrity.

Routledge is a branch of the Taylor & Francis publishing
group, and I would rate their writer-rating judgment as
being pretty competent.
Of course you would, but it's a self-referential statement. You're just
patting yourself on the back, and blowing hot air up your own butt-hole.

On the other hand, you are an RAO
gasbag who lives in an audio fantasyland, and you have not a
clue about what you are talking about when it comes to what
I have accomplished and when it comes to audio.

Howard Ferstler, Plagiarist.

You mean to say, I'm sure, "the accomplishments of others that I have taken
for my own."
BTW, you edited my post without indicating [snip].
I've just returned the favor.

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Brother Horace, are you sleeping?

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

I am sure you have 2 cd players.

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.

That's a lot of hiding places for the marbles you lost, note.



He has room to store five more volumes.

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Clyde Slick wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it
sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

I am sure you have 2 cd players.

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.


All you need is five more volumes.

Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think? In the same way a cheap amp is exactly the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.

The wood for virtually all books these days comes from
pine-tree farms right down here in my area.

As for wood itself, if you are so environmentally solid I
suggest you forget about your wooden home and go live in a
cave.

PS: there is nothing quite like a book if the individual
looking for a good read is civilized. Ding a disc and it is
through. Ding a book, and you can still read the thing.
What's more, in 100 years you will still be able to read it.
Try that with your disc, even one that is not dinged.

Howard Ferstler

Robert Morein wrote:

You mean to say, I'm sure, "the accomplishments of others that I have taken
for my own."
BTW, you edited my post without indicating [snip].
I've just returned the favor.

Your gasbag proclamations notwithstanding, I still win and
you still lose.

Perhaps your local academic or technical library will order
a copy of the book for you to read and learn from.

Edit away, gasbag.

Howard Ferstler

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Robert Morein wrote:

You mean to say, I'm sure, "the accomplishments of others that I have
taken
for my own."
BTW, you edited my post without indicating [snip].
I've just returned the favor.

Your gasbag proclamations notwithstanding, I still win and
you still lose.

Perhaps your local academic or technical library will order
a copy of the book for you to read and learn from.

Edit away, gasbag.

Howard Ferstler

How dare you demean me with cheap insults, you ****faced mother****er.

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think?

It sure is a ripoff. A waste of trees, a ripoff price. Hey, wait a minute...

RIPOFF ALERT!

In the same way a cheap amp is exactly the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files
burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill
as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may
all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.

The wood for virtually all books these days comes from
pine-tree farms right down here in my area.

As for wood itself, if you are so environmentally solid I
suggest you forget about your wooden home and go live in a
cave.

Howard, replace "solid" with "concerned".

PS: there is nothing quite like a book if the individual
looking for a good read is civilized. Ding a disc and it is
through. Ding a book, and you can still read the thing.
What's more, in 100 years you will still be able to read it.
Try that with your disc, even one that is not dinged.

Howard Ferstler
Not necessarily. Hopefully, your book will be discarded as worthless.

Howard, your book is like The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire without the
rise.

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think? In the same way a cheap amp is exactly
the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files
burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.

The wood for virtually all books these days comes from
pine-tree farms right down here in my area.

**So, the trees are not killed?


As for wood itself, if you are so environmentally solid I
suggest you forget about your wooden home and go live in a
cave.

**My home is built from clay bricks.


PS: there is nothing quite like a book if the individual
looking for a good read is civilized. Ding a disc and it is
through. Ding a book, and you can still read the thing.
What's more, in 100 years you will still be able to read it.

**Are you seriously suggesting that your book will be relevant to anything
in 100 years? In fact, as we both know very well, it will be outdated by the
time the presses start rolling. It will be almost useless as any kind of
reference within 5 years. Tops. A disk makes far more sense, for such an
ephemeral product.


Try that with your disc, even one that is not dinged.

**Please address my points about the rip-off pricing of your book, relative
to a disk, which would cost far less to produce, consume far less of the
planet's resources and would reach a far wider audience. Or do you think
that rip-off pricing when applied to books is OK, but not when applied to
(say) speaker cables.

Here's a thought: I am still using some expensive speaker cable I purchased
nearly 20 years ago. I'll betcha the purchasers of your book won't be able
to say that.

Do your readers and the planet a favour: Publish on disk.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

Howard Ferstler wrote:


Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

Eat your heart out, goofball.


This answer is _the_ proof that your mental age is there around 8-9,
note, you will.

I got a boo-ououk, na na na na! Haa! haaaaa.

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:22:43 +0300, Fella wrote:

This answer is _the_ proof that your mental age is there around 8-9,
note, you will.

Is this Yoda-ish?

I got a boo-ououk, na na na na! Haa! haaaaa.

Is this Elvish?

"Howard Ferstler" wrote

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

Do you receive a royalty fee ("my fifth book") from book
sales or was this a work for hire (pay check)?

From: Howard Ferstler
Date: 10/20/2004 7:01 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

Eat your heart out, goofball.

Howard Ferstler







I am jealous I must admit. I have been looking for matching door stops.

From: Howard Ferstler
Date: 10/20/2004 7:13 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Robert Morein wrote:

Howard, in all seriousness, you, as a librarian, probably possess
considerable ability to collate and organize facts.

I was never a librarian. I was what is called a library
technical assistant.

Sounds worse than a librarian. we've been giving you too much credit?

Note that I did not collate or organize
anything in the book. Here is what I did:

1. I wrote many new technical articles that were not in the
first edition (the new one is the second edition).

OK but who really wrote them?



2. I wrote many biographical sketches of audio notables.
There were none in the first edition.

We know you wrote at least one after you were caught plagirizing that one. How
much of a delay did that cause in the release of this book?



3. I wrote many company history articles. There were only a
few in the first edition.

4. I rewrote many of the technical articles that had been in
the first edition.

5. I read through all of the earlier technical articles and
fact checked them, often adding additional information at
the end related to new developments.

WOW Thrilling.



However, you lack
KNOWLEDGE and JUDGMENT.

Hey, buddy boy, need I mention again that I am in print, and
you do not get that way by being on your level.

You have demonstrated that the entry level for being published is quite low in
some cases. That is no reason for you to demean other writers this way.

What's more,
the editor originally contacted me for the work, and not the
other way around.

A mistake that he regrets undoubtedly.


He did so, because he had heard of me and
knew of my previous work.

IOW he couldn't get anyone else to work that cheap.

I would say that he was more than
adequately impressed with my knowledge and judgment.

You would say that. I doubt he would say that though.

Note
that this is my fifth book. How many have you published,
pal?

Note that you are the only proven plagiarist and fraud around here.



It is you clowns, with your moronic views concerning audio,
who have problems with knowledge and judgment.

Judgement as in choosing to plagiarize or not to plagiarize? Judgement as in
choosing to corupt the data of a purported valid DBT or not to corrupt the
data? We know all about youyr judgement Howard.



It has been observed multitudinous times that you
are deficient in what you know, and deficient in how you perceive.

Only in the eyes of those who are deluded.

It is
unfortunate that the publishing press, like the reporting press, frequently
becomes trapped by reams of information they don't know how to interpret.

According to you and your fellow goofballs.

So it is here. You have collated and arranged material so it fits on a
page,
nothing more.

See my five points, above.

You make a strong case for the notion that yours was a boring job.



Our elementary schools teach "don't believe something just because it
appears in a book."

Right. However, an edited book is head and shoulders above
the often ridiculous claptrap we read here on RAO.

And you manage to prove that there is an exception to this rule.



Your tome is a towering reminder of this good advice, a Mausoleum of
Mediocrity.

Routledge is a branch of the Taylor & Francis publishing
group, and I would rate their writer-rating judgment as
being pretty competent.

Of course you would. I'd say in your case they either ****ed up or made due
because it was a **** job for little pay.

On the other hand, you are an RAO
gasbag who lives in an audio fantasyland, and you have not a
clue about what you are talking about when it comes to what
I have accomplished and when it comes to audio.

You have accomplished nothing of note. Note.

Howard Ferstler said:

Hello, Peasants,

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "

Howard Ferstler said:

It is you clowns, with your moronic views concerning audio,
who have problems with knowledge and judgment.

Howard,

Did you *ever* convert one of the "loonies" to your views?

--
Sander de Waal
" SOA of a KT88? Sufficient. "

Robert Morein wrote:

Not necessarily. Hopefully, your book will be discarded as worthless.

Howard, your book is like The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire without the
rise.

Actually, it is not MY book at all. I am merely one of quite
a few contributors. That is way encyclopedias work, pal. You
remind me of a bug trying to annoy a gorilla.

Incidentally, I have already been paid for my work, so
trying to limit the book sales will have no impact on me at
all. Well, you would not get anywhere, anyway, because the
target purchasers are academic and music libraries.

Howard Ferstler

Trevor Wilson wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think? In the same way a cheap amp is exactly
the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files
burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.

The wood for virtually all books these days comes from
pine-tree farms right down here in my area.

**So, the trees are not killed?

Give me a break. The paper pulp comes from tree farms. Are
you worried that perhaps the trees feel pain? Newspapers use
thousands of times more pulp wood than book publishers.

As for wood itself, if you are so environmentally solid I
suggest you forget about your wooden home and go live in a
cave.

**My home is built from clay bricks.

Including the interior and furnishings? Must be quite a
place.

PS: there is nothing quite like a book if the individual
looking for a good read is civilized. Ding a disc and it is
through. Ding a book, and you can still read the thing.
What's more, in 100 years you will still be able to read it.

**Are you seriously suggesting that your book will be relevant to anything
in 100 years? In fact, as we both know very well, it will be outdated by the
time the presses start rolling. It will be almost useless as any kind of
reference within 5 years. Tops. A disk makes far more sense, for such an
ephemeral product.

Actually, while my technical contributions to the
publication will become dated pretty fast, the biographical
sketches I did of quite a large number of audio notables
(engineers, designers, journalists, etc.) should hold up for
quite some time. In addition, the vast bulk of The
Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound is devoted to musical topics,
including biographical sketches of various musicians (pop,
jazz, country, and classical), musical genera, composition
techniques, recorded music history, etc. It is much more
than a book by Howard Ferstler.

By the way, I was pretty generous with the life-span I noted
for a disc-storage medium. Instead of 100 years, I should
have said 10 years. As any librarian about long-term storage
issues with digital formats.

Try that with your disc, even one that is not dinged.

**Please address my points about the rip-off pricing of your book, relative
to a disk, which would cost far less to produce, consume far less of the
planet's resources and would reach a far wider audience.

Actually, I worked in a library for over three decades, and
the disc-format versions of various encyclopedias were
almost as expensive as the paper versions. They were
considerably less durable, too.

Or do you think
that rip-off pricing when applied to books is OK, but not when applied to
(say) speaker cables.

Exotic and expensive speaker cables are indeed a ripoff, and
it is unfortunate that people like you seem to think that
they are a big deal. I am not sure if you are deluded or
corrupt. Probably a bit of both.

By the way, here are two interesting commentaries on super
cables (from John Dunlavy and Ken Kantor):

http://home.new.rr.com/zaph/audio/johndunlavyonwire.htm

http://home.new.rr.com/zaph/audio/kenkantoronwire.htm

Here's a thought: I am still using some expensive speaker cable I purchased
nearly 20 years ago. I'll betcha the purchasers of your book won't be able
to say that.

I have lamp cords in operation that are older than 20 years.

Howard Ferstler

Powell wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

Do you receive a royalty fee ("my fifth book") from book
sales or was this a work for hire (pay check)?

Work for hire. I have already been paid for my material and
editing.

Howard Ferstler

Robert Morein wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Robert Morein wrote:

You mean to say, I'm sure, "the accomplishments of others that I have
taken
for my own."
BTW, you edited my post without indicating [snip].
I've just returned the favor.

Your gasbag proclamations notwithstanding, I still win and
you still lose.

Perhaps your local academic or technical library will order
a copy of the book for you to read and learn from.

Edit away, gasbag.

Howard Ferstler

How dare you demean me with cheap insults, you ****faced mother****er.

Grow up, gasbag.

Howard Ferstler

Sander deWaal wrote:

Did you *ever* convert one of the "loonies" to your views?

Never. There is no cure. However, showing up the loonies for
what they are may perhaps help to keep otherwise rational
types from becoming infected.

Howard Ferstler

S888Wheel wrote:

You have accomplished nothing of note. Note.

Only by the delusion related standards of a gasbag like you.

Howard Ferstler

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...

Actually, it is not MY book at all. I am merely one of quite
a few contributors. That is way encyclopedias work, pal. You
remind me of a bug trying to annoy a gorilla.


You exaggerate your accomplishments. I think you are
more the chimp than the gorilla.
Congrats on being our substitute chimp-boy
while Zakhan is away.

From: Howard Ferstler
Date: 10/26/2004 5:27 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

S888Wheel wrote:

You have accomplished nothing of note. Note.

Only by the delusion related standards of a gasbag like you.


What writer with any sense of dignity would ever post such poor writing in a
public forum? "Delusion related standards?" It may be idiotic but at least it's
your writing. Note. So have you rented your tux fior the Pulitzer Prize
presentations? LMAO

From: Howard Ferstler
Date: 10/26/2004 5:09 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Robert Morein wrote:

Not necessarily. Hopefully, your book will be discarded as worthless.

Howard, your book is like The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire without
the
rise.

Actually, it is not MY book at all. I am merely one of quite
a few contributors. That is way encyclopedias work, pal. You
remind me of a bug trying to annoy a gorilla.

You remind my of a gorilla trying to be a writer of note. Note.

Incidentally, I have already been paid for my work,

So has my gardener.

so
trying to limit the book sales will have no impact on me at
all. Well, you would not get anywhere, anyway, because the
target purchasers are academic and music libraries.

Trying to limmit the sales of this book would be like calling for a Boycott on
Gigli.

From: Howard Ferstler
Date: 10/26/2004 5:21 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Trevor Wilson wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Bit of rip-off, doncha think? In the same way a cheap amp is exactly
the
same as an expensive amp (in your mind), then so is a few .PDF files
burned
on a CD-R to me. Searches are faster, access easier and you don't kill
as
many forests. Burn your book to CD-R and sell it for $9.95 and we may
all
get excited. I might even buy a copy.

The wood for virtually all books these days comes from
pine-tree farms right down here in my area.

**So, the trees are not killed?

Give me a break. The paper pulp comes from tree farms. Are
you worried that perhaps the trees feel pain? Newspapers use
thousands of times more pulp wood than book publishers.

In the case of this book, perhaps we could quote Carl Sagan and say billions
and billions times more.

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:22:35 -0400, Howard Ferstler
wrote:

Powell wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

Do you receive a royalty fee ("my fifth book") from book
sales or was this a work for hire (pay check)?

Work for hire. I have already been paid for my material and
editing.

Howard Ferstler

Yes, but where can you spend $5.50 and get anything worthwhile?

"Clyde Slick" wrote in message ...
"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...

Actually, it is not MY book at all. I am merely one of quite
a few contributors. That is way encyclopedias work, pal. You
remind me of a bug trying to annoy a gorilla.


You exaggerate your accomplishments. I think you are
more the chimp than the gorilla.
Congrats on being our substitute chimp-boy
while Zakhan is away.

I'm always watching and I'm always ready willing to take chunk out of your ass!!

Zakhann said:

"Clyde Slick" wrote in message
...
"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...

Actually, it is not MY book at all. I am merely one of quite
a few contributors. That is way encyclopedias work, pal. You
remind me of a bug trying to annoy a gorilla.


You exaggerate your accomplishments. I think you are
more the chimp than the gorilla.
Congrats on being our substitute chimp-boy
while Zakhan is away.

I'm always watching and I'm always ready willing to take chunk out of your
ass!!

No, you're someone's sockpuppet, which is why you immediately responded after
being mentioned for the first time in months. How pathetically transparent.

Boon

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:14:08 -0400, Howard Ferstler
wrote:

Clyde Slick wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote in message
...
Clyde Slick wrote:

Put the 1200 page book on top of your cd player. It might make it sound
better

Note that it is a two-volume set, not just one book.

I am sure you have 2 cd players.

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.

I'm sorry that your DVD players won't play CDs. My sympathies.

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:22:35 -0400, Howard Ferstler
wrote:

Powell wrote:

"Howard Ferstler" wrote

Howard (my fifth book is now in print) Ferstler

Do you receive a royalty fee ("my fifth book") from book
sales or was this a work for hire (pay check)?

Work for hire. I have already been paid for my material and
editing.

Howard Ferstler

Hence 7 DVD players instead of 6.

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:05:56 -0400, "Clyde Slick"
wrote:

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.

Just as a matter of curiousity, what does one do with seven DVD
players? Watch seven movies at once?

From: (paul packer)
Date: 10/29/2004 7:07 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:05:56 -0400, "Clyde Slick"
wrote:

I have no CD players. I DO have seven DVD players, however.

Just as a matter of curiousity, what does one do with seven DVD
players? Watch seven movies at once?







I have five of them and none of them are hooked up to audio systems. Seven
doesn't seem such an outrageous amount. It's just silly to think this is
something to brag about. But then Howard thinks 3,000 dollar loaner amps are
something to brag about. No wonder high end audio haunts him so much.