Re: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...)

2002-03-02 Thread R.Y.Fixer
Peter, maybe I am missing something, but what I read this as is "you unwashed heathens, quit thinking for yourselves and just listen to me. I have been playing this game a long time and still don't have it right, but if you listen to me anyway, things will be okay." Discussion is good, and we all

RE: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...

2002-03-02 Thread yussel
this is a casual comment. ever notice the slim margin between sticking up for the underdog and plain old playa hating. On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Peter Leidy wrote: > > > Am I tired of this debate? You're right, I am. But I'm also tired of > > > people who whine about shit but have no idea as to ho

RE: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...

2002-03-01 Thread Peter Leidy
> > Am I tired of this debate? You're right, I am. But I'm also tired of > > people who whine about shit but have no idea as to how all this works. > > This may be a passionate life-giving hobby for some, for people like myself > > and Laura Gavoor, this is a passionate, life-giving career. We'r

RE: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...

2002-03-01 Thread Oscillate
In a message dated 3/1/02 5:32:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, Oscillate writes: > In a message dated 3/1/02 4:48:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Oh, Beau...I don't know how long you've been on 313, but you've probably > noticed that I don't post too often 'round thes

Re: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...)

2002-03-01 Thread Beau Burke
On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is all a very tired debate...we covered this shit in one form on this > list back in 1998, and I'm old school here enough to know. I think you need to reconsider how you made these statements. Most likely, you meant to say "_I'm_ tired

Re: [313] Hype, Marketing, and BS (was The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT...)

2002-03-01 Thread Oscillate
This is all a very tired debate...we covered this shit in one form on this list back in 1998, and I'm old school here enough to know. If you want to know more about marketing of this music and the retarded shit that goes along with it, read Dan Sicko's book 'Techno Rebels.' Myself and a few pe