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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Why no iPod? (was Re: an iPod question (xposted)) |
| Date | Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:09:21 -0400 |
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At Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:17 Don wrote:
>This isn't a slam, I'm just curious as to why someone wouldn't want one.
>I'm not championing them, or working for Apple, or anything like that. I
>got one as a birthday present, and I have to admit it's great for
>long-distance drives, hiking, etc.
>
>I had a Walkman back in the day, and this is just a glorified version of
>that, in my mind.
>
>Anyone want to jump in and give your reasons for not wanting one? Again,
>this isn't meant to be antagonistic. I'm just curious.
As a label guy I have ZERO time for personal listening, really. My own music
collection sits accumulating dust as I sift through hundreds of demos and
completed CDs by acts looking for distribution...weekly. And, unfortunately,
most of my listening time seems to be wasted on acts who just haven't got a
clue or think that emulating some latest fad will get them the brass ring.
I'd much prefer to be listening to stuff I actually like. Don't get me
wrong...there ARE golden moments....but that 1% of what I spend time
absorbing is time I'll never get back. Other times I'm surfing MySpace for
leads sent to me by folks on this list and elsewhere.
While driving I listen to talk radio because I don't have a tape deck or a
CD player in my car which is an old run-down wreck.
I got a DVD recorder from my parents at Christmas so I could transfer all my
old band videos, home movies, etc. It's still in the box. Frankly, an iPod
at this stage in my life would remain unused.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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