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A rare archaeological find occurred in my garage last week. I found a box of 10 cassette tapes labeled Root Seminar- that I acquired over 20 years ago circa podiatry school. After a close listen, it is from a seminar given by Root, Orien, and Weed in the late 70's PRIOR to the publication of their Normal/Abnormal text, as they often allude to the “book that they are writing.”
The most impressive thing about them is the lack of dogma in presenting their ideas. The tone was very open-minded. They repeatedly state the need for more research and present their ideas as being based on clinical observation for the most part.
Their subsequent text became Gospel for many- and this seemed to be far from its intention according to these tapes. The purpose of their initial work was to get the ball rolling- and it did. I certainly gained further respect for these guys.
A rare archaeological find occurred in my garage last week. I found a box of 10 cassette tapes labeled Root Seminar- that I acquired over 20 years ago circa podiatry school. After a close listen, it is from a seminar given by Root, Orien, and Weed in the late 70's PRIOR to the publication of their Normal/Abnormal text, as they often allude to the “book that they are writing.”
The most impressive thing about them is the lack of dogma in presenting their ideas. The tone was very open-minded. They repeatedly state the need for more research and present their ideas as being based on clinical observation for the most part.
Their subsequent text became Gospel for many- and this seemed to be far from its intention according to these tapes. The purpose of their initial work was to get the ball rolling- and it did. I certainly gained further respect for these guys.
Nick
Nick:
It would be nice to have these tapes transcribed and/or copied so that all of those who never had the opportunity to listen to these fine individuals speak could actually hear what they said and how they said it. I think many would be surprised and enlightened by their knowledge and attitudes toward teaching this difficult subject. I went to about 5-6 Root Seminars from the early to late 1980s and these seminars were very important in the development of my knowledge regarding foot and lower extremity biomechanics.
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Sincerely,
Kevin
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Kevin A. Kirby, DPM
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Applied Biomechanics
California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College
I too have that set of tapes ... have some hand written notes I took while listening to them many many many many years ago. Some incredible pearls of wisdom in them.
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Either way is there a way individuals could obtain a copy. I am with Kevin in that I too would very much appreciate the opportunity to listen to or read their content.
With thanks.
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twirly
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Either way is there a way individuals could obtain a copy. I am with Kevin in that I too would very much appreciate the opportunity to listen to or read their content.
With thanks.
twirly,
These are on Memorex cassette tapes- so they were copied. The sound quality is good considering that they are 30 years old. I doubt that a copyright is much of an issue due to the age and the fact that they are used for personal educational reasons. I tried to make an mp3 copy of these tapes but got terrible white noise. I will be getting a new computer within the next few months with a better sound card and will make the copies then.
If the copies are good I will burn them on CDs and send them to you and Kevin- as well as any other top poster in appreciation for their efforts on the Arena.
These are on Memorex cassette tapes- so they were copied. The sound quality is good considering that they are 30 years old. I doubt that a copyright is much of an issue due to the age and the fact that they are used for personal educational reasons. I tried to make an mp3 copy of these tapes but got terrible white noise. I will be getting a new computer within the next few months with a better sound card and will make the copies then.
If the copies are good I will burn them on CDs and send them to you and Kevin- as well as any other top poster in appreciation for their efforts on the Arena.
Nick
Nick:
Thanks for that.....Happy New Year!
__________________
Sincerely,
Kevin
**************************************************
Kevin A. Kirby, DPM
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Applied Biomechanics
California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt College
I tried to make an mp3 copy of these tapes but got terrible white noise. I will be getting a new computer within the next few months with a better sound card and will make the copies then.
If the copies are good I will burn them on CDs and send them to you and Kevin- as well as any other top poster in appreciation for their efforts on the Arena.
Can i recommend magicsofts soundcapture program. Its a nifty bit of freeware which grabs any sound coming through your soundcard and converts it for you. If you've got a walkman, a double male bit of headphone cable and a soundcard with a line in port then the world is the mollusc of your choosing. Also good for backing up vinyl.
Is this only an offer available to top posters? Us lowly ranked posters would be keen for a listen as well I'm certain. Is there any way you can submit it as a podcast or something along those lines?
Ian
Last edited by Ian G : 31st December 2007 at 07:01 AM.
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Provided it was digitized at a lower quality so the size did'nt get stupid it could always be uploaded to a digital vault. That way anyone with the password could access it. and download it.
Root Seminar
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