> Hi Shawn,
> 
> You said..
> and one of the biggest complaints
> of the rekkidgrrls there is the assumption that, if
> you do happen to be knowledgeable and passionate about
> music, it must be because a former boyfriend or other
> male "trained you" to have good taste.  That's
> certainly an assumption that has always frustrated me.
> 
> 
> Shawn, It's nice to her your perspective.  That sort of describes my
> wife's support and also lack of interest in some of the music I listen
> too. My wife and I met about 20 years ago and we happened to have very
> similar tastes in music.  During the college days we shared much of the
> same music tastes (punk, new wave and so on).  We still share a love of
> some music but some of the stuff I'm now into she just can't get into to.
> Some of what I love is just to "light" for her tastes and just doesn't
> connect with her emotionally or lyrically.  She's still very into music
> (probably not as fanatical as I) but she just hasn't followed my path.
> Oh, I still try to win her over but with only modest success. 
> 
> 
> Shawn went on..
> 
> I do think
> that, in some ways, much like Madonna, she has always
> been in control of the manipulation of her image, and
> has a lot of power through that fact.
> 
> 
> That's true. However, I heard of one admitted misstep is that infomercial
> she made a few years back for a friend's cosmetic line. Supposedly, she
> had no idea it was going to be played every single night on TV and give
> her what amounted to an "over exposure" problem. But, yeah, she's pretty
> much done it "her way".
> 
> Steve
> 
>