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Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 13:04:06 -0500
From: Glenn Weiser
Subject: Re: Goodmouth, badmouth

Douglas Tate wrote:

> At 03:24 AM 03/05/02 -0500, Glenn Weiser wrote:
> >I think you should be able voice pretty much any opinion onlist about a
> >player as long as it's relevant and you're not libeling them.
> >Call a spade a spade, I say.
>
> Calling a spade a spade is OK. However, as you know Glenn, this thread
and
> ones like it attract people who love to use or imply offensive language.
It
> is usually the same people and they rarely seem to have anything positive
> or contributive to say.
>
> Honest criticism is fine... but this, and all the other lists are for
> worldwide, wide age group and both sex consumption... and also for long
> term record of what is said. The mode of language of some in these
> discussions is distasteful to say the least.
>
> I believe that this bar room approach to 'criticism' does a positive
> disservice to our instrument and paints a poor picture of the whole
community.
>
> Douglas t

Doug-

Yes, how you say it is as important as what you say. Trashing and bashing
will
never win an intelligent reader to your point of view. And besides, anyone
who has
made it in the music business to the point where they will be discussed here
deserves respect for that alone.
And to drop a real bomb, I heard a rock song on a jukebox lately that had
what I
thought had Popper playing on it .It's sounded like he had slowed down a
lot, and
was actually using a sense of phrasing. I have to confess I liked it!

Glenn Weiser
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/harppage.htm