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.