Your tongue in the mail...
Jul. 30th, 2002 08:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
senoritafishSeal my Fate,
I get your tongue in the mail,
No one is wise
Until they see how it lies…..
Love this life
Don’t wait till the next one comes
Blech! I’ve got to clear out my IN box. Since Neil Finn is on tour in the States, my Tongue in the Mail list is causing it to overflow. The sensible part of me (or the part that is prone to sour grapes since
I can’t afford to go) wants to just delete all of them, but the irrational part is afraid I’ll miss something. Everyone has to post a set list or a review, or at least a hair ‘n pants report (although that last is what makes the list fun).
What is not fun, however, is the one person who seems to be totally jaded and is unimpressed by anything Mr. Finn has done lately. She seems to have appointed herself the list’s policeman and warns everyone if their post is even slightly off topic or untrimmed. She gets offended if anyone makes the least little remark about her and is generally a wet blanket. When a new person joins, or someone younger than twenty-five or so posts about how great it is to have discovered this music or how much they loved the last CD/DVD, she posts condescending comments, and often they never post again. While I don’t like every song I hear, it’s seems as if she’s doing her best to squelch everyone else’s enthusiasm. However, this list has been around probably since the late eighties, if not earlier, and she appears to be one of the charter members, so very few say anything admonishing to her.
I joined another list that was supposed to be lighter in tone, involved a lot of joking around, and allowed a bit more off topic stuff. Guess what - she joined it too, and immediately, the moderator had to issue a big apology and delete any posts that might have said anything in the slightest negative about her. And despite her admitted dislike for any of Neil’s latest work, she still goes to every concert. If she’s THAT disenchanted, she should save her money, stay home and listen to Split Enz CDs, and open up a seat to someone else who appreciates it (like ME for instance).
I get your tongue in the mail,
No one is wise
Until they see how it lies…..
Love this life
Don’t wait till the next one comes
Blech! I’ve got to clear out my IN box. Since Neil Finn is on tour in the States, my Tongue in the Mail list is causing it to overflow. The sensible part of me (or the part that is prone to sour grapes since
I can’t afford to go) wants to just delete all of them, but the irrational part is afraid I’ll miss something. Everyone has to post a set list or a review, or at least a hair ‘n pants report (although that last is what makes the list fun).
What is not fun, however, is the one person who seems to be totally jaded and is unimpressed by anything Mr. Finn has done lately. She seems to have appointed herself the list’s policeman and warns everyone if their post is even slightly off topic or untrimmed. She gets offended if anyone makes the least little remark about her and is generally a wet blanket. When a new person joins, or someone younger than twenty-five or so posts about how great it is to have discovered this music or how much they loved the last CD/DVD, she posts condescending comments, and often they never post again. While I don’t like every song I hear, it’s seems as if she’s doing her best to squelch everyone else’s enthusiasm. However, this list has been around probably since the late eighties, if not earlier, and she appears to be one of the charter members, so very few say anything admonishing to her.
I joined another list that was supposed to be lighter in tone, involved a lot of joking around, and allowed a bit more off topic stuff. Guess what - she joined it too, and immediately, the moderator had to issue a big apology and delete any posts that might have said anything in the slightest negative about her. And despite her admitted dislike for any of Neil’s latest work, she still goes to every concert. If she’s THAT disenchanted, she should save her money, stay home and listen to Split Enz CDs, and open up a seat to someone else who appreciates it (like ME for instance).
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Speaking of Mr. Finn...
Date: 2002-07-30 10:22 am (UTC)Also, Neil was a guest on 120 Minutes last week.
That fella sure can write a song.
Re: Speaking of Mr. Finn...
Date: 2002-07-30 05:50 pm (UTC)I missed the 120 Minutes, though, I hope they repeat it sometime.