Very well said. What’s worse is the lack of remorse. Just empty “admissions of guilt”
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:42 AM Lerato Khathi < booki...@uzuriartistbookingsandmanagement.com> wrote: > i do not know you denise but i have been subscribed to this group for a > long time therefore i feel that i am a bit qualified to make a comment . > i am a lurker and posted sometimes but only occasionally yrs back . > i do find though that your approach denise can be very confrontational > and can often take up a lot of space . it often feels like the list is > dormant bar the denise show . > i am personally not gaining a lot from the list compared to former times > and will need to unsubscribe shortly because i get no joy from these > occasional outbursts . > > > > On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 18:20, Denise Dalphond <denisedalph...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Well, Kent, nobody knows who’s unsubbing except for you. So maybe it’s >> just your family. >> >> I wish I had money to go clubbing more often in Detroit. I wish I had a >> boyfriend to go clubbing with. But I’m pretty sure I never been wishin I >> was Black because then you have to suffer racism. >> >> I do love the internet though because I can follow Liquid Sky and other >> NYC 90s rave accounts on Instagram and see pics of clubs I used to go >> raving at in NYC in 1995-1999 when I was going to NYU. Like Twilo, I forgot >> about Twilo. And Shelter. And Vinyl. And Roxy. I brought baby powder for >> the floor at the Roxy sometimes in my bright blue Adidas backpack, or my >> Lisa Frank backpack, cause I was a preppy raver. And the nights, like >> Konkrete Jungle. >> >> Too off topic? Too emotional? I’m so irrational. >> >> Denise Dalphond >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 12:10 PM kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The Tom Cox battles were epic, but at the same time, ultimately not that >>> great for the list. Every time there's a big emotional flare-up on 313 >>> people unsubscribe; people I regard as essential members of the family. >>> >>> I'm all for people being opinionated, but it would be great if they were >>> more opinionated about music and less about each other. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 11:05 AM Denise Dalphond < >>> denisedalph...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I miss when Tom Cox was on the list. Maybe that’s because he never >>>> yelled at me. He was more like a mentor 2 me. >>>> >>>> You can read all about it in the archives. You can read messages from >>>> Dan Sicko, too. In the 313 list archives. >>>> >>>> Denise, the woman >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 11:56 AM Joe Marougi <jmaro...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That’s fine but why can’t folks tell “certain people” to chill the f >>>>> out? >>>>> >>>>> Is it because she’s a woman, hates being white or wishes she was black? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 8:48 AM kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I generally just let the 313 list be. Frankly it's been moribund >>>>>> lately and probably has more subscribers outside of Detroit than inside; >>>>>> the flavor is completely different than it was 20 years ago. And even >>>>>> typing "20 years ago" about a mailing list feels weird. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know what to think about the Derrick May beefing -- I'm not >>>>>> close enough to any of the principles in that fight to know what's up. >>>>>> I'd >>>>>> rather that the focus stay on music, and to my mind, it's been 30 years >>>>>> since Derrick May's really been musically relevant. >>>>>> >>>>>> There are loads of Detroit producers and DJs who are doing great >>>>>> things now, and I think we've all been remiss to not amplify those >>>>>> musicians. There are vital new voices like Ash Lauryn, who deserve more >>>>>> attention: >>>>>> https://undergroundandblack.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> And it's clear there's a lot of emotional upset and personal issues >>>>>> that have spilled onto the list. I don't want to say that's not >>>>>> appropriate content, but it should be in the context that we're a group >>>>>> of >>>>>> friends, widely dispersed geographically, with something in common. So >>>>>> keep >>>>>> in mind you're talking to a friend, and they deserve respect even if you >>>>>> disagree with them. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Denise Dalphond, Ph. D. >>>> ethnomusicologist >>>> schoolcraftwax.work >>>> >>> -- >> Denise Dalphond, Ph. D. >> ethnomusicologist >> schoolcraftwax.work >> > > > -- > > Lerato Khathi > http://uzurirecordings.com > http://uzuriartistbookingsandmanagement.com > http://soundcloud.com/uzuri > Skype : Lakuti >
