Re: Rec-dot-what are we? [Was: Re: No setlist for Friday?]

Well said, Adam. I have to say, I really don't have much of an
emotional connection with this newsgroup the way some might, but I
would like to see it get back to some more Bruce content. It's one
thing when this place devolves into political ranting during the
"off-season," but ***, there's a tour going on and a very exciting
archival release right around the corner.

I, for one, have just gotten bored with a lot of the ranting and bad
vibes, so I've done the easiest thing in the world and just started to
ignore it. I don't need to killfile anybody or make a big show, I just
seek out the Bruce-releated threads and contribute there and don't even
bother to look at the rest of it. And it ain't that difficult. Try it
out, kids.

-Jyqm

A to Z wrote:
> while I agree that much love has departed and I would love to see some
> return, and while I agree with much that Greg says, I would also add that:
> * anyone who fights with Patrick has no leg to stand on in this regard.
> * anyone who fights with the Rev also has no leg to stand on
> * ditto for anyone who fights with any other political poster from the right
> or left. And fighting is what it is
> * ditto for anyone who uses this as a soapbox for nonpolitical arguing as
> well: The Yankees, The Red Sox, religion, etc.
> * ditto for anyone who gripes about the NBC without contributing to the BC
> or other musical content
>
> I do not have a leg to stand on.
>
> I also do not mean to shut anyone up. Say what you want, you have that right
> and I have the right not to listen.
>
> And it is annoying to see that some come here with no concern whatsoever for
> the short little Irish Dutch Italian dude from Freehold. But it is just as
> annoying to read posts from folks (here and elsewhere) who lambaste this
> place, while they come here to participate in just the same behavior that
> they claim to deplore.
>
> Now I will get off my admittedly hypocritical and overblown soapbox.
>
> Go Giants.
>
>
> "Greg Weber" <e-streetBLOCK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.BF88FC60002CE5FEF0386550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:08:20 -0500, foxy1vixen@xxxxxxx wrote
> > (in article <1130584100.507546.144310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
> >
> > > I know I can get this elsewhere, but I guess I'm a bit surprised there
> > > was no setlist posted of Friday's concert (unless I somehow missed it).
> > > I don't mind the political discussion, (and I'm known to throw in my
> > > two-cents worth often) but Im guessing the reputation of this newsgroup
> > > for being almost totally politically-centered now might have led the
> > > setlist posters to believe no one cares about the music anymore. If
> > > so, that's pretty sad, I think.
> > >
> >
> > Agreed (and I, too, get into the seriously off-topic discussions more
> often
> > than I should).
> >
> > I don't think it's possible or desirable to discuss the music apart from
> the
> > political and social issues it often reflects. But for many on this
> > newsgroup, there's no Bruce tie-in at all. For some, there's *never* been
> a
> > Bruce tie-in.
> >
> > Right or wrong, I get the feeling a lot of the political shouting takes
> place
> > on this NG for two reasons. First, the people involved have exhausted the
> > patience of those who live around them. (How much political ranting can
> one
> > spouse listen to?) Second, the people involved don't have to self-censor
> > here. Call your workmates "rightards" or "repuglicrats" often enough,
> > you'll get hit or fired, or both. Here, you can create a moniker and say
> > whatever you want, with no real consequences. I know that's supposed to
> be
> > part of the ethos of Usenet. I just think you pay a high price for it.
> >
> > It may be silly to talk about the investment people have in the quality of
> a
> > newsgroup. But it seems to me the folks who use RMAS as a political
> shouting
> > ground have less of an investment in the welfare of this place than the
> folks
> > who use it--or *used* to use it--as a gathering place and clearinghouse
> for
> > all things Bruce.
> >
> > It's no secret that most of the current information exchange, the trading
> of
> > shows, the last-minute ticket sales, the deeper discussions of the
> > music--most of that takes place somewhere else now, or in private. People
> > got tired of the noise on RMAS, the lack of Bruce focus, and moved on.
> >
> > During the Reunion Tour, I flew halfway across the United States on the
> > promise of a woman I'd never met--"HockeyAmy"--that I had a ticket to the
> > Albany show and a place on her floor waiting for me when I arrived. Many
> of
> > us ended up at her house because of plans and connections made on RMAS.
> Amy
> > had a house party for the ages that weekend. I met people there who have
> > become close friends. I married one of them.
> >
> > In truth, I can't imagine something like that happening on RMAS today.
> That
> > makes me a little sad.
> >
> > --Fr. G.
> >
> >
> >

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