[Martin Dust <[email protected]>] > [email protected] wrote: > >That's a real inverse snobbery vibe from where I'm sitting - "ex pats > >and their rich friends" has such an air of assumption about it it's > >just daft. > > Where China is concerned do you really think that's an assumption? It > may be daft/wrong but that's how I see it and it was confirmed by a > friend who visited last week. Maybe I am an inverted snob who can't > escape his working class upbringing but I know how I feel and I've done > my best to explain it.
Inverse snobbery to me sounds about as ridiculous a claim as "reverse racism." I'm with Martin here-- if he plays at a "working class" club that's cheaper and has a more relaxed door policy, there's nothing stopping anybody from attending. If, on the other hand, he plays at an exclusive club with a really high cover and an "exclusive" door policy, that precludes a large portion of people from attending (those that can't afford it, those that don't fit the door policy, etc.)- I can't see how one is just as discriminatory as the other. To take it slightly off-topic, Fugazi for years refused to play shows unless they were all ages and cost less than $5. As a dirty punk kid growing up in the midwest, this was pretty much the greatest thing ever, because it meant I could always get into their shows. I personally feel a bit ridiculous playing in bottle service clubs for "VIPs" who don't even know and/or care about my music. I'd much rather play for a little less money to a crowd that's actually there to get down. -- :: atomly :: [ [email protected] : www.atomly.com : http://blog.atomly.com/ ... [ atomiq records : new york city : +1.917.442.9450 ... [ e-mail [email protected] for atomly info and updates ...
