2021-03-04T18:38:28Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/positive-mask-thoughtstag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1267/44152021-03-04T18:38:28ZSursumCorda<p>That's a good point; it would have been a pain to take the mask on and off going to and from backstage, where there would be other performers.</p> <p>It's not that I believe the sax player thinks masks are magic; it's that that attitude seems to be promoted both by those in authority and in popular culture. Except, of course, for those people who think masks accomplish nothing but subjugation. Can we get a middle ground here?</p> <p>I suspect the &quot;magic&quot; that Sea World really hopes to invoke is whatever it takes to keep the government and the lawyers off their backs.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1267/44142021-03-04T14:55:46ZJanet<p>You do provoke the inner critic, and as a musician, I am easily offended, so my reaction is to defend something I don't care about: masks. What about back stage? Might he be in a small room with the other musicians just before he sets food on stage? He could take the mask on and off, but as every perfermer knows, that invites an awkward &quot;mask falling moment&quot; - of which I am sure you have witnessed plenty. Safe is safe, and the show must go on. I don't know if it makes sense, but it doesn't necessarily have to be magic.</p> <p>The funny thing is, I agree with you that people treat masks as though they were magic. Yet here I am arguing with you for no reason . . .</p>