and 25% worth the effort ;-)
MEK "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/26/2008 04:56:15 PM: > that lineup is ~30 percent complete, btw > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:27 AM > Subject: Re: (313) relax re: demf > > > > From what I know, certain people in Detroit with influence already > > expressed their views (ie take a break this year and plan carefully) > > and Paxahau chose to go on. These people are still supportive of > > Paxahau, which is great. > > > > In turn, I just feel we should now be at least be supportive of > > Paxahau, rather than write off and whinge about everything. If you > > feel so strongly about the steps they have taken, why not just write > > to them directly? > > > > If the community on the ground in Detroit is being supportive, then at > > least we should be too. > > > > We should be writing about the things we are excited to see in > > Detroit, rather than the things we don't want to see. > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:55 AM, kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > Given that a) the City of Detroit can't or won't support the festival > >> > in terms of paying for insurance and crowd control and b) in order to > >> > survive, the festival needs to at least break even, maybe it's the > >> > better part of valor to give Paxahau a little latitude on booking. > >> > Since it isn't the 313-list Electronic Music Festival. > >> > >> a little latitude is one thing. how much do they need? the quality of > >> the crap they book keeps going down, more and more lowest common > >> denominator nonsense. girl talk is a serious joke. as for moby, i am > >> at least willing to say he could possibly do something decent. i'm not > >> expecting it but i can't be that mad at that particular booking. but > >> girltalk? the cool kids? this is turning into ironic hipster fest 08. > >> > >> tom > >> > > >
