Re: (TV) Sufi Monkeys

[Russ <russvr@gmail.com>]

Well said, Keith.

On 5/22/07, Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> In message
> <68a8ea5e0705202135u639052d5t772922921123c063@mail.gmail.com>, Rex
> Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> writes
> >We've all been to shows and felt ripped off for whatever reason, but I
> >think you can only really complain that you've been "wronged" as a
> >gig-goer if something is specifically promised and not delivered.
>
> Yes, quite. I think we all need to step back from this and calm down.
>
> Did Mr Lloyd do what he said he was going to do in advance? Yes,
> including the chanting and prayer. Does he "owe" me anything in return
> for my money? - only what he promised me.
>
> Would I have felt comfortable listening to it? No but then anything
> spiritual or "cosmic" just gets my back up.
>
> Would I have been entitled to my money back? No.
> Would I have asked for it / demanded it? No - I was told what was going
> to happen.
>
> Can I sit through chanting and prayer in order to hear one of my
> favourite musicians? Yes, or I can leave the room while it's happening.
> It's the same as having to sit through one of patti Smith's awful
> "poems" in order to hear the Patti Smith Group storm through "Gloria".
> It may not be important to me, but it's important to *them*.
>
> Am I smart enough to listen to what someone has to say instead of
> demanding that they do what *I* want? I hope so, and so are you.
>
> Are we pissed off with Mr Lloyd for quitting one of our favourite bands
> rather than wait around for Mr Verlaine to decide he can be bothered to
> make some more Television music or that he needs the money? Probably.
> But not really.
>
> Do we really have the faintest idea what's going on? Nope.
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