> better but I don't know if you all realise how negative you all sound, > as if it was better if it wasn't happening at all.
Yeah, but you know we don't actually feel that way right, because every message (except maybe Tmo's) has sad something like "I'll be there anyway", or what I have said, "..I'm glad they are managing the festival competently, unlike previous incarnations, so that it can continue and perhaps find it's own identity and mojo again." To take the rose-colored glasses off, for me, the last year was so unappealing that I didn't much consider going, so yes, I hope it improves because if that continues I really will be indifferent about whether it happens anymore or not. They can't please everybody all the time and I may be a casualty. For the $500+ the trip costs me, I could go somewhere else, Europe even, and have a better time. Detroit will survive, the music will survive. We'll see...I have high hopes for this year. I have a feeling they'll ask Convextion to play at least, and I'd go even if just to support him..but we'll see..
