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| From | twangboy@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Not Lame R.I.P. / Bruce Brodeen Live Long and Prosper |
| Date | Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:06:17 -0500 (EST) |
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i agree with Jay wholeheartedly....
having met/hooked up with Bruce from that Goldmine ad in '95, i offered
my graphic design abilities/services/limitations almost without
limits....having designed tons of cd's and most of those cool mail
order catalogs many of us received over the years, I always loved just
being a part of the 'pop community', contributing what I could, not
looking for ay kind of pay day, just being glad to help.....
would it have been awesome to have a big paycheck? maybe yes, but you
know? as a musician, and a fan, and a designer, it felt great to be
involved and help make Bruce's passions come to life, as corny as that
may sound....sometimes it's not about the reward, it's the support and
effort that means something.
i met a lot of great people, and worked with a ton of cool folks over
the years, many, like David Bash, I still work with to this day, but
Bruce in so many ways was MY gateway to great music, and may great
friends as well...he was/is my Mickie Most/Brian Epstein/Colonel
Parker!!!!!
In these days of downloading everything for free, it's easy to forget
that companies like Not Lame put their heart and soul, and yes, WALLET,
into this world we take for granted..........I, for one, never, ever
took that for granted-it's easy to criticize and comment, but harder
still to put YOUR life and YOUR money into making something matter.....
We all should thank Bruce for not only only having the passion and
commitment and love to keep Not Lame afloat for many years, with a good
portion of those years working at a great loss, but just for being a
wonderfully loving, special and cool guy.......
Not to mention a great friend and father.
love, jim horan
-----Original Message-----
From: jdrav <jdrav@comcast.net>
With Thanksgiving arriving tomorrow, it's a real mixed emotion day for
me. Incredibly sad to see Not Lame close its doors today. A small ad
for Not Lame in Goldmine magazine in 1995 re-awakened me to power pop
(actually I had been collecting this music for 30 years prior but never
knew it was an official genre until then) and thus changed the course
and expanded the richness of my life.
Bruce Brodeen is a true gentleman, superb friend and probably the
finest judge of good music that I've ever encountered. I wish him all
the best as he ventures into new music and social networking business
ventures.
We (the few of us remaining on Audities, that is)Â owe Not Lame and
Bruce Brodeen an immense debt for his 16 years of tireless effort to
bring us musical happiness.
So from me, a huge thanks, Bruce!
Jay Dravenstadt
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