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Saw the most absurd post on another social media platform, "would you like to meet the author );(it's okay it gets better) at said attraction?" "no" I replied, "I have other plans." Let's face it: creative existentialism requires nihilistic fantasy.
Diggin a buncha cats on the AXS tv repeat of the over twenty year old 30th anniversary Bob Dylan concert celebration. All great cats. Except fer Sinead O'Conner, who thought it was her platform to spend a ten minute focus on all the things she didn't like. Made me mad (as I'm sure it did most of the artists in attendance). Oh, I agreed with most of her blather, but...when yer doing a concert to celebrate a fookin GOD like Dylan, keep yer protests to yerself. Like all the other cats (Neal Young, George Harrison, Bob himself, etc.) hadn't been fighting the same fight since before she'd been born. Making a spectacle of herself. And at the big sing along at the end, when everyone was on the stage doing My Back Pages, she just stood there, arms crossed, looking all pissed off. Oh god, please, get over yerself.
But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now...
Full disclosure: I just listened to thatWhat bothered me most about Sinead's rant was how upset she was when she got booed. If you're going to make a political stand in front of a large audience, you should realize that no matter what that stand is (Vegetarians Against the Klan or similar causes ), 40 to 60 percent of the people are going to be opposed to your side of things. Make a stand if you want but don't cry when you get booed.
Full disclosure - I stole Vegetarians Against the Klan from Joe Jackson
What bothered me most about Sinead's rant was how upset she was when she got booed. If you're going to make a political stand in front of a large audience, you should realize that no matter what that stand is (Vegetarians Against the Klan or similar causes ), 40 to 60 percent of the people are going to be opposed to your side of things. Make a stand if you want but don't cry when you get booed.
Full disclosure - I stole Vegetarians Against the Klan from Joe Jackson
I LOVE documentary now. New season getting ready to start. My absolute favorite episode was Shady Passages because I had just seen Grey Gardens.Although, booing at a Dylan concert is kinda appropriate. Thinking about when he went electric, see...
Vegetarians? Makes me think of The Blue Jean Commitee. We come from a long and noble meat tradition, ya jag offs! (Documentary Now!, check it out!)