to love this list is to love endless threads ;)
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, /0 wrote: > 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 > > > >
