Neumann Neumann
EVERY YEAR, FOR THE PAST 5-YEARS, I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE YMCA ON S. COOPER ST., ARLINGTON, TX., TO PLAY CHRISTMAS MUSIC. I HAVE NOT ASKED FOR ANY RELIGIOUS MUSIC, JUST 'SLEIGH RIDE-FROSTY-RUDOLPH, INSTRUMENTALS, AND MORE. EVERY YEAR IT IS A HASSLE !...THIS YEAR I WAS TOLD BY A STAFF MEMBER THAT 'MEMBERS MAY NOT WANT TO WORK OUT TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC, AND, DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS BY ME, NO CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE FITNESS CENTER WHERE I WORK OUT...????? IN MY 35 YEARS WORKING OUT IN FITNESS FACILITIES I HAVE 'NEVER' SEEN, OR HEARD OF, A PERSON REFUSING TO WORK OUT DUE TO ANY MUSIC, OR LACK OF MUSIC...!!!!......THE FACILITY HAS DIRECT TV, AND, 2-YMCA TV'S WITH CAPABILITY TO PLAY FM98.7 OR 102.1....BOTH RADIO STATIONS PLAY CONTINUOUS CHRISTMAS, HOLIDAY, MOSTLY NON-RELIGIOUS MUSIC.....THIS IS SIMPLE STUFF !...YESTERDAY, THE SPIN-CYCLE CLASS INSTRUCTOR PLAYED 90-MINUTES OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC, SAME FOR THE TV AT THE FACILITY ENTRANCE, SAME FOR THE POOL AREA, SAME FOR THE MORNING EXERCISE CLASS IN THE GYM.....I HEARD NO COMPLAINTS, AND SAW NO ONE LEAVE DUE TO THIS HOLIDAY MUSIC !...BUT, ONLY 'RAP-R&B SOUL, SLOW SYRUPY MUSIC'', FOR THE MOST PART....IN THE FITNESS CENTER WHERE WE WORK OUT..I HAVE, PREVIOUSLY SENT E-MAILS TO THE FACILITY MGR, GONE TO YOUR AREA OFFICE, AND MADE MUSIC REQUESTS TO YOUR STAFF, PLUS, LEFT NOTES IN THE SUGGESTION BOX...WHY WILL THE YMCA NOT PLAY CHRISTMAS-THEMED MUSIC??? THE 'C' IN YMCA STANDS FOR 'CHRISTIAN',, THERE IS A CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE FRONT AREA, A CHURCH HOLDS SERVICES THERE, AND, MORE...THIS IS ONLY PART OF A CONTINUOUS PATTERN FROM YMCA MGT., AND, THAT IS, OUR SUGGESTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY IGNORED...EVERY SUGGESTION I HAVE EVER MADE TO THE YMCA WOULD NOT COST THEM ONE CENT. !!!..I WILL CONTINUE MY EFFORTS TO GET THIS SIMPLE REQUEST RESOLVED, AND, OTHER SUGGESTIONS TAKEN CARE OF, TOO..THX JIM N.
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