Today, clarinetist Thomas Piercy shared a series of two emails he received from clarinetist David Blumberg on July 2. He shared them with the following statement:
A real man.
I am what I am.
This is my world, and I want to have a little pride in it.
I am what I am.
I don’t want praise, and I don’t want pity.
When you feel threatened, take it seriously.
It can …
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