You're absolutely right, Michael. It was an ill-conceived post and I should have expected a reponse like that from you. Anyway, my apologies -- back to the discussion on girls with glasses. Marty Michael vg wrote: > Someone asked, I answered. It is a discussion board after >all. >Sorry if you didn't get the response you wanted or expected. > > michael vg > >--- Marty Rudnick wrote: > > > >>Oh, for fuck's sake... >> >> >> >>Michael vg wrote: >> >> >> >>>YES YES YES!!!! >>> >>>the whole concept of guilty pleasures has always struck >>>me as a "hey look at how cool I am cause I admit to liking >>>something the cool kids don't" plea for acceptance. >>>Putting Nat King Cole on a list of guilty pleasures >>>just makes it sadder. >>>I own thousands of CDs, MP3s Records, DVDs etc and there >>>is not one item I feel guilty about owning or liking. >>>I agree with Michael, if I like it, I don't feel I have >>>to explain, excuse or justify it to anyone. >>> >>>The only thing worse than a "guilty pleasures" thread, >>>and yes I realize I am adding to it with my post, is >>>a thread about the unimportance of the Grammy/RnR HOF >>>nominees. >>> >>>michael vg >>> >>> >>>--- Michael Bennett wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Stewart (and everyone else) -- >>>> >>>>I've always found the whole guilty pleasures thing to be a bit of a cop out. >>>> If I like music, I like it, though sometimes I can't explain why - it's >>>>just sounds good. The notion of being guilty for liking ABBA or America or >>>>The Lemon Pipers or Ram Jam (Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram is >>>>awesome) because they don't meet some Rolling Stone approved standard of >>>>hipness is just plain wrong. >>>> >>>>However, I'm not 100% against the concept, I just think that it is narrowly >>>>defined. For me, a guilty pleasure is usually when an excreable artist puts >>>>out a song I like. For example, Warrant was a loathesome band. But damn, >>>>"Down Boys" was catchy and well-crafted. Even then, I can defend the song, >>>>not the artist. I'm having a hard time of thinking of anything in my >>>>collection that I'd only reluctantly admit to liking. >>>> >>>>Anyone else feel like this? >>>> >>>>Mike >>>>