mike_mccueI think the title of the thread where I posted the passage you quoted speaks for itself. I've been known to hang out with a fairly rough crowd... so I know what that word means. :-) I don't think any of us should presume to know what others should not be offended by and I think there are some fairly basic notions of what does and doesn't fly
All in all I do not have an issue with the folks in the forum, although I can't help thinking that some might not care, and will still give me a name or two. It doesn't matter to me, I love them all the same ... and I accept that at times, I stand up for my own Statue of Liberty! But, at times, it's like there can only be one "liberty", and other's views and opinions do not count or matter.
IN some ways, there are times when Bapu or Mooch, or others, break up the thread with something completely out of line, that belongs in Mars or Venus, or Pluto, and I have come to appreciate that ... because it lightens up the board and keeps the seriousness on its toes ... I'm ok with that now, though at one time I told off Bapu in private, and I will never do that again ... as I did not think that Bapu meant badly ... though I felt hurt by it.
There are some discussions that are more interesting and involve more study and research ... and if there is something I do not care for, and even Craig, Bapu, Mooch, and others do it ... is that they will make a point of breaking apart the thread ... and sadly, that hurts a lot of independent thinking and learning, that some folks, simply are not interested in.
I'm an artist, writer and poet ... and my work, just like the writings in progressive music, and record of my film reviews and music reviews, has always been about its history, and the different things out there ... sadly, and this is not a judgement on my part, too much of the work heard here is almost the same thing that has been done before, and ... when one really nice, and different thing comes around ... that person could not even understand my comments ... she knows who she is! But everyone said .... nice ... and dropped the conversation ... where others ignored it? ... I wrote a few poems and decided that I did not want to embarass her ... and promptly buried them ... they will never be read until after I'm gone!
Soem folks look at all this as "art" ... of the heart, the mind and the soul ... but for too many folks, there is only notes and scales ... they can not see the other side of the mechanics, and someone like me talking about it, is not fun, or enjoyable ... but it's like this ... do you really think that the famous stories of the Paris cafe's with the writers and artists there yapping, spent their time just masticating with their own curd? and not learn how to use it better, or create a new piece? Wel,, the CHB is not Paris, but the ability to help and discuss and learn ... is not appreciated except by a handful of folks and they know who they are!
So yeah, my apologies (nver got one of your emails), but I have used the French word for ____ a few times on purpose ... and will refrain from doing that again ... and yes, your points here are well taken ... in my book! But will a few folks that simply do not care ... ever bother to read it and pay attention to it? ... that is the question! If their song limit is 3 minutes, your post is longer than that! ... hehehe!!!!!