Fred I'm not here to troll, it comes down to a difference in opinion. I'm here because I have an interest in 313 music, I've been buying Detroit techno since 1989. in response to your last paragraph a searchable database for the 313 list archives would be very helpful.
on 11/17/02 10:26 PM, Fred Heutte at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm going to disagree with Cyclone a bit. While the 313 list has a > place in the history of Detroit techno, our discussions have long > been far more diverse than the intimations of single-mindedness > indicate. > > I've been sort of amused by how one accusation of "elitism" got > spun into this meandering ping pong battle over the meaning of 313 > or something. > > The reason 313 has thrived for so long, against numerous clueless > incoming squadrons, is that we have a lot of people here with > differing opinions and no hesitation to express them, very deep > experience, and a distaste for exactly the kind of navel-gazing of > which we are now being accused. > > Now can we get past obvious trollbait like: > > "I think your a little disillusioned if you think a small community > of fans have such a big impact on the scene." > > It's not about our "disillusionment," Stephen, as if all 313ers > could be said to have any single common view. It's about your > presuppositions of the history and interconnection between this > list and Detroit techno. > > You're welcome to your opinions on that; the more the merrier. > But I would say that the archives are readily available, and a > little bit of time skimming through them over the years might prove > to be instructive. > > phred
