First sentence in the entry in question: “I was deliciously tempted to go down to Frank…” He made it clear from the beginning that he’s fond of this store, and further clarified it in no uncertain terms in his follow-up entry! Most of us can think of someone with whom we exchange playful banter on occasion; this is apparently the Jeremy-Heidi dynamic. I always assumed it was, anyway (and yes, he confirmed it).

Of course, anytime one mentions someone’s name in the context of an anecdote–particularly in a public manner–there’s always a chance that the individual in question will end up hearing about it and misinterpret the intended meaning. Happened here. He apologized. Even went beyond this and devoted an entire entry to placing his sheet-music-shopping heart on the line and reiterating his feelings of affection for Frank Music.

Let’s move on… Pleeeeease.

I agree with the above: please don’t discontinue your posting because one person feels it necessary. And for goodness’ sake–how maddening would it be to read scores of posts with the phrase “a certain Baroque composer’s composition,” or “a certain post-modern composer’s composition?” Not liking a piece of music is not the end of the world. We all have our tastes and if anyone has the knowledge to express those, it’s you. If nothing else, it broadens my repertoire and gives me a challenge when I’m feeling ambitious. My only advice (and I apologize for it because you’ve gotten so much so far) is to perhaps use pseudonyms for those you may run into from time to time. Or don’t, depending on how you see fit. Remember: it says “Think Denk” for a reason.

Please don’t take the advice of anonymous No. 6 on this thread. Just as Wigmore and its audience would have been worse off in May without your concerts, cyberspace and your readers would be poorer without your posts on music, art and life. And some are no doubt waiting for developments in the storylines for the frogs, baristi and other characters.

Best wishes

I think you got your lesson here. Heidi is not your personal friend, you don’t know her in and out. It’s hurtful to make a blog about her twice whether it was for funny reasons, esp. anecdote. First as an ordinary reader, I did not see any humor bet.the lines but if there was, you are not sure what’s the effect it has on her. How do you think she knows about your blog, she must have read your blogs all along or somebody sympathetic to her told her. After all, this is public. I myself is hesitant to meet and talk to you again. I might end up the subject of your next blog one day.I don’t want to be described in some blog that anybody could interpret in different ways and laugh at.

Why not stick to music ha? I understand you want to be funny and your life is into writing but sometimes, it hurts other people..So go ahead, bring her flowers and apologize as soon as you come back here in NYC.