> It's interesting, Jim, that you are concerned about expressing your
critical opinion here, yet you yourself diss the opinions of myself and some
others by calling them "benign" and "sugar-coated". >
> I guess it's unfortunate that the MOA comment gave you a bad opinion of
her. Steve and I, who were there, have attempted to put it into perspective
and context but I guess that's "sugar-coating" to some people. I give
respect and consideration to your "in-person" experience of the Boston
Commons show and don't say you are slanting what happened there. It works
both ways. You don't have to put down someone else's experience to make room
for your own, you know. We can debate here or express our opinions,
hopefully without disrespecting the person(s) expressing it. >
Hi, Kakki.
I feel badly that you viewd my comments as directed at you personally. I
assure you I did not have your, nor Steve's, first-hand reflections in mind
when I decided to write this morning.
As a digester, I read a whole day's worth of posts in one sitting, at night,
usually, and, to be honest, I can't remember who said what most of the time
(or even *what* was said, in detail) if I elect to write the following
morning, as I did today. Many people have participated in this discussion,
and my general impression was that most were choosing to view the MOA
incident through rose-colored glasses. You, nor your post, ever entered my
mind this morning (not that you don't often, however... I'm quite a secret
admirer of yours, in actual fact, and always enjoy reading of your musical
exploits in L.A., or whatever else you choose to write about).
I love Joni's artistry deeply, always have, but in spite of trying to give
her every benefit of the doubt over the years, I've come to view her
attitude toward her audience (and "peons" in general) as one of veiled
contempt. I always felt that the MOA comments were a manifestation of what I
believe is this flaw in her character, and I elected, however stupidly in
the context of the JMDL, to express this opinion. I would expect nothing
less than the most positive spin from her most ardent fans, and am still
puzzled as to why I went ahead and wrote what I did, under those
circumstances. I can only defend my post as an honest admission of my
feelings about Joni as a person. I want the people I admire to be kind, as
well as talented.
Again, please know that your opinions weren't specifically influential in
any way, as pertains my post, except as they contributed to the overall
feeling I got from the last couple of digests.
Sincerely,
Jim
