I think it's silly to compare - like saying who is more beautiul J Lo or Halle Berry or, um, Christy Turlington? Like saying who is the best rapper of all time - this person or this person. Art is not a sport. I don't think this is the place to play divide and conquer - even unwittingly. I very much doubt that there is any of that negativity. On a global level these awards, while symbolic, count for little - the records are the legacy and all three have made some incredible music and influenced many worldwide. No one can dispute that.
> i was keepin quiet, but this is a f**king travesty. > > what has juan done besides make some special records 20 YEARS AGO!!! > > derrick and kevin deserve this award, because they've put their time, > energy and $$$ into making the Detroit festival happen. but no matter what > they do, they'll forever be tied to juan- the man who couldn't even make > his DEMF gig (and hundreds of other gigs) > > The man who as recently as this summer blew off throwing the opening pitch > at a tigers game and i believe skipped the Metro times Motor City Music > Awards after they flew him to Detroit to recieve a lifetime achievement > award. > > Sure, the guy made some influential records. So friggin what. If I were > Derrick or Kevin, i'd be disgusted, that after all their recent efforts, > they still have to share the spotlight with a person who has done nothing > to benifit the city in the past decade. > > All because some European idiots with too much time on thier hands and a > collection of ancient texhno wax felt that made them experts on Detroit > civics. > > friggin shame > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > Hi Yussel... First let me say you that if you can keep polited your post, it > will be more valuable and respectable. > > In place of a 'Stupid European', let me explain you why your post is a total > non-sense. > > 1/ Since 20 years now, Techno music is submited to us 'stupid europeans' as a > style > invented and developped by Mr Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. > > 2/ Money put into Movement by Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson is not the > subject. Not anymore than Juan Atkins is present or not at some partys/events. > > 3/If you read carefully the letter writing for the guestbook in support to Juan > Atkins,you will find the reach point of this support. Juan Atkins was excluded > from this 'awards' due to his location. Not due to his participation or not to > the Techno music in Detroit or anywhere in the world since twenty years or one > year. > > 4/The recent efforts of Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson are totally respectable > and we are (stupid europeans) in admiration on their job to keep Detroit > Movement festival alive. Again, it's totally out of the subject. > > 5/They will be disgusted to share the award with Juan Atkins? Since the begining > of Techno Music, they was not 'disgusted' to share the spotlight with the title > of 'originators' and this title is certainly a part of their success and the > 'international achievment'. Even if it's a minimal part. > And again, BIG RESPECT to Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. > > And I'd like to remember you that 'stupid europeans' have done a lot for Detroit > Techno. Do you remember labels like Buzz Records, R&S, Tresor, ... And they > continue to do it. Majority of peoples who have signed the guestbook are > europeans who keep Detroit techno at a high level in Europe. > > > I don't know where you have finding any informations about our 'too much time in > our hands'... > But let me say you that it is not your problem. Please put your > attention in your own life and not in our own life. > Too, we are not only fans of 'ancient techno wax'... And we are not 'experts'... > But we are supporters and fans of Detroit Techno and this give us the right to > defend something we trust and for what we have passion and love. For your > information, it's an american who have writing the letter in support to Juan > Atkins. > > You have the right to don't agree with our action, but again I ask you only one > thing. Be polited. 313 list is not a place for war between races or locations > where you are from. > > A last word, I respect deeper all americans and all others on this planet. For > me we are all the same, black, white, yellow, pink/green/orange if you want ! > But some peoples have what we call the respect and the education some have not
