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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:35:29 -0500 |
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Even Woodstock had the brown acid which was "...not particularly too good."
And Wavy Gravy.
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>From: "Kitty Foss" <kittyfoss99@gmail.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:17:47
>
>I hear ya. IPO isn't perfect, but I'm sure David
>would be the first to say
>it. (Not to be presumptuous...) And what music
>festival IS?
>He clearly loves music and has encyclopedic
>knowledge of it, which is aces,
>and is more than can be said for many organizers of
>these events.
>Sure it sucks that not all the bands get paid, but
>they don't have to agree
>to play IPO, either.
>
>
>
>
>On Jan 11, 2008 1:40 AM, Bob Hutton
><bob_hutton@standardlife.com> wrote:
>
>> Jeez, this list is getting that you can't make
>even the most minor
>> criticism without being shot down in flames.
>>
>> C'mon guys, Dave Bash is a good man who makes a
>living organising gigs
>> that many of us enjoy going to. But he ain't
>doing it all out of pure
>> altruism so don't feel obliged to put the poor
>guy on a pedestal. IPO
>> gig-goers deserve as much thanks for their
>tireless attendance as Dave
>> does for his tireless organisation. Yes I have
>seen rotten bands at IPO
>> and sometimes I think that the sheer volume of
>bands involved means that
>> the best of the talent can be diluted a bit too
>much. On the other hand I
>> have also witnessed moments of magic as good as
>any other gigs I have ever
>> attended (The Shazam and Off Broadway in Chicago,
>Flashcubes, Davenports
>> and Mark Bacino in NYC, Mellowmen and Pezband in
>Liverpool). So, yes,
>> props to Dave, but lets not totally clamp down on
>any dissention.
>>
>> I didn't think Dan Franke was bashing IPO at all
>- he even said he'd made
>> far more musical discoveries than he'd suffered
>crappy bands. He even
>> said up front that he was playing Devil's
>advocate ferchrissakes.
>>
>> It's the same with John Borack's book - I
>extolled it's virtues but
>> everyone (including John) concentrates on my
>criticisms. Honestly, when
>> creative types solicit feedback in future, I'll
>know that what they are
>> really asking for is some ego-massage.
>>
>> I'm gonna compile my top 20 all-time faves over
>the weekend I think -
>> looking forward to it already.
>>
>> np - Dr. Feelgood - "Down By The Jetty".
>>
>>
>> Bob - 0131 24(51243)
>> Systems Developer
>> IS Development Solutions
>> Annandale Street
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