please please please please.... I really like this list, but this thread....
boycott whatever you want. start with this thread -Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "d1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stoddard, Kamal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'Renegade808'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313 List (E-mail)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:24 PM Subject: (313) US / EU: Mani's knee jerk response > >Kamal wrote: > >"I can understand where people are coming from with their angry responses > >as a knee jerk reaction, I cannot see this stance holding water after a > >sober read of his initial post." > > I assure you that our response was not a knee jerk one, neither was our > reading of his original less than sober. It is his original post that was > anything but sober. While it is obvious that Mani spent a long time > considering his position, there is no indication that he spent nearly enough > considering his post. > > >"on the same note i would say that if european promoters are > >getting the same treatment from american talent, STOP BOOKING THEM" > > You are correct in saying that we have the right to stop booking American > artists if we have been let down by them in the past. As does Mani with > European artists. And this is precisely what we have done. However this was > not enough. It was then necessary to gather a greater understanding of > American artists and find perhaps lesser known artists who were and are more > deserving of our support and booking fees. Simply shutting your doors is, in > your words, a knee jerk reaction. I was not being merely flippant when I > suggested a trip to Europe might benefit Mani greatly. > > >"maybe his slogan should be "Saving America from bad manners". > > Certainly one way of saving yourself from bad manners is to never let anyone > into your house again. But let it be no surprise to you that this act will > be considered the height of bad manners by a lot of perfectly mannered > people who will never again receive an invitation. > > Eamonn / D1 > Dublin >
