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| From | Greg Cagle <gregc@gregcagle.com> |
| Subject | Re: Talentless hack, was bad review writing |
| Date | Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:45:00 -0800 |
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Eytan Mirsky said the following on 1/18/2006 7:36 AM:
> Stewart Mason:
>> A thesaurus is particularly useful when reviewing one of Eytan
>> Mirsky's records. Most editors will only let you use the phrase
>> "talentless hack" once per paragraph, so it's useful to have synonyms
>> at hand.
>>
> One can only guess what motivated this attack (aside from the fact that
> presumably Stewart sincerely believes it). It seems Stewart thinks it's
> all right to attack musicians but not to point out the errors of "writers."
>
> I could be wrong, but I can't even recall ever sending Stewart a cd to
> review, though it's possible he could have acquired one some other way.
> And while far be it from me to argue with the label of "talentless hack"
> applied to me from the infallible authority of Stewart Mason, I will
> take some small comfort in the people who, having ordered all four of my
> cd's, urge me to record more music (though it's doubtful I will).
I for one would welcome more of your creativity. If Stewart doesn't
get it, that's his loss.
- Greg
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