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| From | Popdude@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: A Night of Music for Auditeers |
| Date | Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:54:30 EDT |
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S. Boim:
<<Please come to CBGB's on Thursday, May 18th. Look what's been arranged:
The New York Power Pop Page Presents a SPECIAL night!
The Churchills
The Gripweeds
ike
The Anderson Council
Humbert>>
Hey Sherman, congrats on putting together a fine, fine evening of pop music.
In my opinion, folks like you and Dave Bash (and others who put on shows and
festivals, labels that release pop music and artists who expend their time,
talent and money to record it) deserve major huzzahs from folks on this list.
I wish I could be there at the gig, but LA-NYC is a heck of a road trip.
For me personally, I enjoy reading about folks making an effort to add
something to the pop music community, a lot more than someone like, say, Beatle
Bob. In my opinion, this guy is nothing more than a clown in Carnaby Street
clothing, someone who shows up at festivals and gigs only to draw attention to
himself (and steal the attention away from whomever is onstage performing).
I also hear that he will not show up at a festival unless he is comped and
put on the guest list. PLEASE. What the hell has he ever done to help put pop
music on the map? He's an embarrassment and nothing more than a sad,
pathetic footnote.
One of my favorite Poptopia moments (anyone remember Poptopia?) was when Kim
Shattuck of The Muffs literally kicked Beatle Bob's ass off the stage after
he wormed his way onstage and tried to do his shuck and jive B.S. during
their set. I think that may have been the same night he spent 15 minutes of the
Sun Sawed in Half's 30-minute set introducing the band in a rambling,
semi-coherent spiel. Feh.
But I digress...Sherman, David, Bruce, Jeremy, Anna and all the rest of
you...thanks for everything you do. Even though it is not said or written nearly
often enough, your work is much appreciated.
Getting down off my soapbox now.
John B.
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