Curtis: 27 Offworld: 2 --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Trying to sum up a country as one simple mental > state reveals a way of > thinking that bores me. We are communicating on one > of the many > American creative contributions to the world. Our > freedoms also > protects your ability to express your anti American > POV. As a huge > country we have a lot of good and bad. There is no > one "America" that > can be summed up so simply. Good luck with that > simplistic way of > thinking. > > The part where you claimed that the word "America" > is stepped in > arrogance while proclaiming that you were here to > teach us how to do > it right was a classic. I guess you showed us by > not capitalizing > America or Jesus but you do capitalize OffWorld. Is > that to show how > arrogant you are? > > But your final point does interest me as a > performing artist. > > > A side show in vegas is a typical ignorant > american dream. Doug > > Henning would think you are a total nutcase to put > him in that loser > > world. That is an insult to his memory. > > > > Since I have discussed performing magic with Doug I > know for a fact > that he would have welcomed such exposure until he > stopped his shows > and went off with MMY. He had none of the snobbish > evaluation of big > venues that you seem to have. The guy performed on > American TV > because it gave him more money and more exposure. > > But I am willing to be corrected. Tell me where > else in the world > could a magic act perform for more people and have > more financial > support to make any creative dream a reality? Where > should a non > "ignorant American" aspire to perform a magic stage > show? Name one > place that pulls the same numbers. Performers with > huge stage acts > are not hippies. And despite his appearance neither > was Doug, he was > hugely ambitious. Playing for fewer people while > getting paid less > money is never a performer's goal. And having spent > plenty of time > with European and Asian performers, I know that this > is not an > "Amercian" POV. > > But I don't think you really know anything about > performers or venues > do you? I am all ears. Straighten me out from your > superior non > American position. > > > --- In [email protected], > off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], > "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > off_world_beings <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "The sooner > he realizes that they are > making him a laughing > > stock, > > > > > the better it> will be for him."" > > > > > > > > > > The career of Doug Henning. A cautionary > tale.>> > > > > > > > > Lol -- typical stupid american assessment. > > > > > > Calling Americans stupid while failing to > capitalize a proper noun? > > >> > > > > Oh....you mean americans. Yes, we do not > capitalize it , just like we > > do not capitalize jesus...all terms steeped in > arrogance, therefore > > we do not capitalize it. > > > > You're an idiot if you think that was not > deliberate (but then you > > are an american ) > > > > > that really proves your point. I am not stupid > and I am proud of my > > > country. Last time I checked people from all > over the world were > > > begging to move here. >> > > > > Incorrect, we are here to take over from you > idiots. You have fucked > > up, and we will now teach you how to do it right. > > > > > > > > > No-one else on the planet knew Doug Henning, > except a few old > > fart > > > > Americans from the 1970's, and the TM'rs. > > > > > > > > He would have ended up > playing side-shows in > Vegas by the late > > 80's > > > if he had not followed MMY. > > > > > > If you don't understand the value to a performer > of playing in Vegas > > > then I'm guessing you aren't a performer. It is > a high visibility, > > > high pay venue that allow performers to do their > show for more > > people > > > than anywhere else on earth.>> > > > > > > A side show in vegas is a typical ignorant > american dream. Doug > > Henning would think you are a total nutcase to put > him in that loser > > world. That is an insult to his memory. > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/
