[Slowhand] Re: Nerdhand - And An Apology

[Richard Batty]

As difficult as this thread might have been for some people, I think it
served a great purpose in bringing our attention to making the quality of
trading standards as high as possible.  I think Mark had nothing but the
best interests of all of us on the list when her started this discussion.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, Mark has always been very helpful to
me over the years when I have had technical questions.

This is a great community of folks with a shared passion, the love of EC's
music.  Unfortunately when communication happens by email, it is sometimes
hard to understand the tone of a person's message.  We've possibly had some
hurt feelings, indignation etc. that might not have happened in face-to-face
discussions.

One idea that I think has merit (thanks to private communication with the
Almighty Geetarz) is to include on our trade lists what we use for
extracting & burning software and which media we use.  Some folks already do
this.  We can also ask people what they are using prior to making a trade
and then make a decision whether to make the trade or not.  If we have this
consciousness, maybe we will all pay more attention to quality because
making this effort will give all of us access to better quality music.
There is something in it for us if we make the effort.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: Almighty Geetarz [mailto:almighty_geetarz at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:41 PM
To: slowhand at planet-torque.com
Subject: [Slowhand] Re: Nerdhand - And An Apology

I'd like to sincerely apologize to the group for bringing up the "quality
issue" on the Digest. I had no reason to think that passions would run so
high about this - or that a good number of people would be so personally
offended.

I will admit in front of you all - many times in my life I've asked for
advice on how to do various things from friends who have more experience in
those fields, and in those cases I typically simply do what my experienced
friends tell me to do.  But I did not realize that so many people would take
a criticism of for instance the software they innocently use and a
suggestion to use another, as some sort of personal attack or a slur on
their parentage, or dig in their heels to this degree.  I haven't suggested
anything other than things learned by personal experience. So I am very,
very sorry.

I guess in analyzing my response to this the thing that has rubbed me the
wrong way just a little, is that every single person, as far as I can tell,
who has reacted to me with a "how dare you? This is what came on my
computer! We have it at WORK!" - has at least once enjoyed the fruits of my
labors.  So I have had a very hard time understanding the reaction when I've
gone out of my way to learn this stuff and "do it right" for the group,
where it seems the reverse isn't true. C'est la vie.

So, I am officially DROPPING it, as long as you will, and y'all are free to
... do whatever.  Personally I'd much rather get back to playing more Air
Guitar, as I'm getting rusty.

Let's get back to enjoying the MUSIC.  I just got in, today, a copy of the
Bradley Center show from July 20.  What a nice hot performance, and a
fantastic (as always) "Got to Get Better in a Little While".  I can't get
enough of that song.  The guy who sent it to me used Roxio, so I guess now
I'm *really* embarassed in front of you all and will put up with a lot of
ribbing from all of you!  <g>. Guess we all make a fool of ourselves every
now and then.

So here's that hot, hot performance of "Got to Get Better" ... break out
your Air Guitars and turn the speakers up loud!!!!

http://www.geetarz.org/temp/gtgb.mp3

Cheers,
The Almighty
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