November 9, 2004 at 7:56 PM

Last night I dreamt I was teaching this guy, a beginner, I would guess 35+ years old. I came to his house for some reason (I hate going to other people's houses to teach, you just never know what you might be walking into), and we talked a lot. I can't remember what about. I met his wife, and friends of his, etc etc. For whatever reason possessed me to do this, I decided to give him my violin (he didn't have one!) in exchange for something of his in his house (I have NO recollection of what anymore, nor can I imagine what in the world I was thinking giving up my violin). I figured, I have another. I have two others, actually, but they're Chinese and have limited volume/depth capabilities. Anyway, like I said, whatever possessed me! So the dream progresses, I can't remember much now but the part I do remember... was seeing my violin placed on an iron rod like contraption, with a fountain underneath it, and water coming up THROUGH the violin somehow and spilling out over the f holes! I look over, trying to calm myself, but it doesn't work and my head simply screams STUPID IDIOT WHAT IS HIS PROBLEM WHY IS HE DOING THAT HE'S RUINING IT?!?!!?!?!?!?!!? And what am I thinking?!?!? I love this violin.

I go talk to him. Telling him with amazing calm (not sure why I was calm) that I just bought this violin a little over a year ago and I'm not ready to part with it.

I'm not sure when I woke up, but I remember looking at my violin in dismay, thinking that it wasn't a pretty dark brown color anymore and it was a faded (all the gloss was basically gone) reddish and orange salmony color. What a nightmare!!

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November 9, 2004 at 7:56 PM

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