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Apparently this earlier posting was not read in its entirety when posted
earlier, so for the benefit of Ivan, Shawn, and anyone else who questions my
motives in being part of this group please read this:
The only self-promotion I've used any of the discussion groups for, has been to
announce our gigs, in which I know, many other bands in these groups do so also.
I'm truly sorry if my passion in trying to share some of my best discoveries
with younger musicians, to help them along, (and to help them to avoid some of
the mistakes and pitfalls that I had to learn from) has struck others as being
negative. That was most definitely NOT my intention.
Like Bill and others, I ALSO get frustrated when people seem to deliberately
extract the most contrary possible meaning from something I said while believing
I was among kindred spirits! My mistake - I WON'T stick my neck out again,
here!
Why did I bring Phil Dirt and others into the discussion. Frankly, I shouldn't
have dignified a punkish response in the first place, by doing so, but I gave
benefit of doubt that I was dealing with a fellow human being, one who didn't
have any clue of the accumulated knowledge from which I was speaking, and I try
to observe the Golden Rule at all times. I'm a bit long in the tooth to be just
realizing that many people don't respect the Golden Rule, nor do they respect
those who live by it. Pity.
I joined this group because I felt, 1) I might learn something, (which I
definitely have in many ways that have benefitted me as a surf musician), and 2)
because I felt that I might impart something of value to some of the less
experienced, younger players, who are carrying on this wonderful music form, and
who I sincerely want to support and help all I can. And that is sincere, from
the heart.
It seems there are some in the group that enjoy crapping on other people's
parades, and I've definitely felt I was the target of this several times, but
some of those people got kicked off the group because they pissed everyone off.
Ivan any time you want to hear a sampling of our music, www.soudclick.com has
eight of our originals full-length and downloadable. Let the music speak for
itself. I'm done.
Bruce D
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