Hi, I live in Chicago, I just want to say I want to move to Berlin SO BAD. However, Robert, I think Mr. TDC jr has a point. I mean, in some ultimate sense, I feel like I am making Chicago a better place by sticking to my guns and trying to play out and expose people to the music that I love. It just means I have to be willing to do it for free... I basically use my crap office job (where I am right now) to pay for my expensive techno hobby. Sadly, I once made a living playing music, but I had to whore myself out playing jazz piano for Carnival Cruise Lines (bringing you such hits as Copa Cabana, In The Mood, and YMCA).
However, I think there may be a deeper problem in the USA, it is not just techno but all artistic experimentation that is unsupported. I know people outside of techno also have it pretty rough here, as artistic things are just not important or supported by the general populace. Actually, anybody who gets to make a living only creating some kind of art is pretty priveleged, as there are loads of people who do have the talent and creativity but can't or don't know how to make things work financially. ~David ---------- Original Message ------------- Subject: RE: (313) 313 Tenth Anniversary Party Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:44:58 -0000 From: "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> That's a very precious and judgmental point of view. So people should keep it real by trying to turn Boring, Oregon into Techno City? Or go somewhere where their talents might be appreciated? -----Original Message----- From: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 3:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: (313) 313 Tenth Anniversary Party ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have to say that is an enormous crock of sh!t. > >I hope you are not suggesting that no-one should ever move and that their talent belongs to the place they were born, not to them. everyone's always eager to "get to where things are hot" or whatever. this is of course another reason i really admire people like KDJ and mad mike. why can they sell records everywhere and still be satisfied in detroit when 75% of the other cats move away? these new inventions called the internet and plane travel make lots of things possible without moving. maybe these people have no attatchment to their families. i know that i could never leave my family behind just because i wanted to move to berlin or whatever other nonsense people are onto. but thats even beside the point. staying in a smaller city with a small scene actually requires work, whereas moving to a giant city filled with people who already did all the work so you can get more deejay gigs is the easy way out. big suprise there. tom ________________________________________________________________ andythepooh.com ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
