From BigKumquat Sent Sat, Jun 12th 1999, 04:00
From BigKumquat Sent Sat, Jun 12th 1999, 04:00
<< Music is what these music lists are for,
not for discussion of social, ethical,
theoretical issues - just music. Just
think how knowledgible we would all
be if we all taked about nothing but
music! >>
Lance (on the one hand) has a very valid point...we've all been prattling on
a bit too much off-topic recently...the off-topic meter has been rising to
record levels, and I'm as guilty as anybody.
Some ideas:
- there might not be a need to include the entire list in an esoteric
off-topic debate, so consider e-mailing privately off-list if you're
totally off-topic (but consider a "cc" for others who contributed to the
thread)
- if you must post totally off-topic, at least include an "np" statement so
that there is some shred of musical content in your post (even if your np is
"paint drying on wall")
The other hand: it's hard to separate music from politics, social theory,
aesthetic debate...but (a third hand) I also like the idea of appreciating
some kind of *pure* music without getting bogged down by all the other
baggage of being a human being.
Grammar: while i've definitely gotten cheesed-off by bewildering
grammar/syntax in IDM posts in the past, I've learned to dig the more
off-beat phraseology over time. There's no need to belabor the fact that
some people express themselves differently...
I feel like we drove that *cat* with the really outrageous syntax off the
list (example: grooooovy cack like digginthis polebrokenfiltery-crackle-ass
shite in the wanderingdown wussus peace brokenfreeekbeats, so I jet and head
bigpants), and now I kinda miss him.
- Fred Church
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np: bran flakes, "let us praise him children"