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| From | Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com> |
| Subject | Doug Powell...more, why not! |
| Date | Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:33:58 -0600 |
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> Not about religious beliefs, Greg? Didn't Bruce say that Doug was answering
> some sort of higher calling from *God*?
>
> You can't get any farther out there/into *that* realm than that. (and FWIW,
> I find God/religion/giving yourself to God *offensive*...and incredibly sad)
>
> I gave Bruce kudos for his involvement in this.
>
> So if he wants to mail me a pair of shoes, I'll gladly give 'em a try...
> (size 12 please, Bruce)
>
> It'd be great to have that music collection, I'd say.
>
>
>
>> That was offensive. You should've taken your own advice and stopped after
>> the second paragraph, or at least the third.
>>
>> It's a shame that you responded to Bruce without really comprehending what
>> he was saying. This isn't about religious beliefs, nor is it about Doug
>> Powell depriving you of pleasure by his decision to hang up his guitar.
>> This is about empathizing with someone else's struggles to find his path
>> in life. Completely aside from Bruce's own business difficulties within
>> the music industry, as a person he has developed the ability to walk a
>> mile in someone else's shoes. You could learn a thing or two from him.
>>
I lost some of those funky Teva styled sandals recently, so I'll take a pair
of those (a more modest 9 1/2..i'm shrinking now that I'm in my 4os), but
not send *you* any or replacing the lost ones, matie as I'm saving dollars
to put out more music that no one cares about buying, thus triggering my own
'what on earth am I doing with my life' mid-life crisis. ;-P
Seriously, I had a feeling just the mention of God was going to incite
something, but all I was saying, clearly I thought, in one non-declamatory
simple sentence, was this: Doug, I was surmising, was more concerned about
doing what he felt would be pleasing to God than what is important to others
or himself in this decision.
It's a pretty simple point of view, irregardless of anyone's spiritual
beliefs or lack of them. Feels weird to talk about Doug in the third person
like this, so we can put this baby to bed.....
Now, go play some kick-ass rock 'n roll like The Hellacopters. :-D
Sledge Sisters: "We Are Family...",
Bruce
@ Not Lame
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