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| From | Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: The bitch is back ; ) |
| Date | Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:34:46 -0700 (PDT) |
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--- deedlemusic@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Jocelyn wrote:
> >>however....it sours me QUITE a bit on the whole
> deal
> when i'm getting flack/bitched out by someone trying
> to 'make it' telling me i don't know jack shit about
> the 'business' and that i should get some books,
> etc.
> to educate myself. a 'mere fan' i may be, but an
> idiot i am not.>>>
>
> Jocelyn -- you absolutely are *not* an idiot. I've
> always felt that
> Auditeers are some of the most discerning and
> supportive music
> listeners around. You, in particular, are one of
> the bright lights
> on the list and I always enjoy reading your posts.
> You did say in
> your email that you don't know much about the biz
> and are looking at
> it as an "outsider." You asked good questions and
> suggesting you
> read up on things is really the best answer I can
> give because your
> questions require more information than can be
> gleaned through email
> chats. Granted, it's never been the fan's concern
> to learn about the
> music biz, but I guess I've just had enough of
> well-meaning folks
> promoting that "Major Label = Bad/DIY = Good"
> sweeping
> generalization, which isn't remotely the whole
> picture.
>
> >>not to mention that having someone drop in
> just to 'school' us all on one particular subject
> always sort of feels like having a aunt pop into
> town
> every 6 months just to complain.>>>
>
> Lol! Well, it's true that I tend to trumpet the
> "artist's
> perspective" because it's personal to me, and so I
> take it
> personally. There aren't that many artists
> represented here and that
> perspective is often lacking or gets lost in the
> conversation, which
> tends to continue stereotypes or misinformation. It
> gets damn
> frustrating sometimes, hence my flacky attitude. I
> agree that a
> diplomatic approach would have been a better choice
> in my
> communications of late, so Jocelyn, Kevin,
> Auditeers, I apologize for
> my uber-bitchy tone.
>
> Love,
> Aunt Wendie
~~~nothing makes me have a change of heart more than
someone who honestly and sincerely reads a post and
then takes the information into consideration. of
course, i'd love it if everyone would always think my
way :) , but at least a consideration of opinion is
important.
thanks much for the apology, and i will do my best to
avoid the sweeping generalizations about the major
labels, etc. i've been finding out lately in other
arenas of my life that i can be very cynical about
things i don't know much about.
i still really distrust 'the man', though. :)
cheers,
jocelyn
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