tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post5580037332562304784..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: I wish we were a rock & roll bandHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-61790060844574506022008-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:002008-08-03T08:53:00.000-07:00Damn, you're right. I felt like I was just stickin...Damn, you're right. I felt like I was just sticking up for the good work in Tri-Cities, but it actually is grumpiness. I'll do better.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-81387861357856916322008-08-03T07:34:00.000-07:002008-08-03T07:34:00.000-07:00Howard, you're a lot grumpier with people these da...Howard, you're a lot grumpier with people these days. Maybe it makes you feel better to snap at especially immature posters, but the fact that you're doing so gives no particular comfort to those of us in the McClatchy hinterlands, parsing your words and trying to read the corporate tea leaves.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, we know. It's your blog and you can do what you want. You might think twice about sayingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-49407663782962122242008-08-02T10:19:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:19:00.000-07:00Anon1104: Yeah, that must be it. Thanks for the he...Anon1104: Yeah, that must be it. Thanks for the helpful insight.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-36807804335149755752008-08-01T23:04:00.000-07:002008-08-01T23:04:00.000-07:00would this perhaps be in reference to gary's idiot...would this perhaps be in reference to gary's idiotic video which ended with the stones "you can't always get what you want" ? just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-27651556276867823812008-07-31T16:01:00.000-07:002008-07-31T16:01:00.000-07:00News tends to be partisan, though, while fans of a...News tends to be partisan, though, while fans of a band are fans of a band, regardless of politics. Fans also want to celebrate and share art they admire, whereas the Iraq for (for example) is hard to admire or get excited about. Enraged, perhaps, but that's a different kind of motivation, which leads to an obligation of involvement (if any at all), rather than a volunteer promotion for Artist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com