smart music for dumb people

[Michael W Blackman]

RAOTFWMP!!!!



In a message dated Thu, 13 Jun 2002 17:35:51  AEDT, Steven Skane <sskane at BIGPOND.NET.AU> writes:

> Ah, flaming from Robert M Mayo. No, it is from Robert B. Mayo.
>
> Sure I judge you. It is hard not to judge the sort of fool that thinks
> intelligence is something for scientists in a university and has nothing to
> do with music.....or at least nothing to do with the type of music he
> prefers. I do agree that intelligence has a limited involvement in the
> Ramones and AC/DC and thus recommend them to Robert C. Mayo but not to
> Robert Z. Mayo or Robert B. Mayo, or Robert F. Mayo. Thank God you put the B
> in there, otherwise I may have mixed youu...hanging on it is a C. Thank God
> you put the C in their otherwise I may have mixed you up with the dozens of
> other Robert Mayo's on this list. Of course, if you are the only Robert Mayo
> on this it may be considered rather pretentious to bang the initial between
> your names. Roll out the Rush...
>
> You are right. I am a snob and usually can't be bothered with drooling
> idiots like you. Rush and Yes are dull and pretentious with woeful lyrics.
> The lyrics are probably the worst thing about these bands. There is nothing
> wrong with liking them but it is funny you think it gives you intellectual
> creds. It does the opposite although I am sure Mensa parties groove to them
> lol. The megabright brigade usually sneer at all rock music and listen to
> classical music. Be glad your stupidity allows you to be easily impressed by
> a huge range of crap in every field of human endeavour - it makes life
> easier. It is highly amusing you feel so personally insulted when my point
> was that smarter people have a larger range of concepts and words to draw on
> and if they have the talented they are far better than dumb people at making
> music as it is an intellectual endeavour. To bad you are so stupid you think
> intelligence means being a scientists and you have never noticed the role
> intelligence play's in music. I didn't call myself smart because most people
> like me are painfully aware of how ignorant we are. Whereas your stupidity
> never occurs to you on a conscious level even though you appear to have
> developed quite a problem over it in taking an offhand comment so
> personally. Maybe you were called dumb by your mother or at school or your
> life isn't going well.  Anyway, someone has to clean the streets....
>
> Steven L. Skane B.S.C.*
>
>
> *Bronze Swimming Certificate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert C. Mayo" <RMayo19761 at AOL.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:34 AM
> Subject: Re: smart music for dumb people
>
>
> > In a message dated 6/12/2002 2:04:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > sskane at BIGPOND.NET.AU writes:
> >
> >
> > > I mentioned nothing about the way Lemmy looks. It is irrelevant.
> > > that was directed at the poster immediately before you...sorry; thought
> i'd
> > > kill two birds with one stone since the issue was the same. dumb ol'
> me!!
> > > Dumb people make dumb music which is fine for other dumb people I
> suppose.
> > > Smart people make smart music and the music is far better for it.
> > > the word 'Snob' comes to mind; though I don't know you and won't judge
> you
> > >
> >
> >    Im as big a Yes fan as I am an ACDC fan. I love Rush as much as I love
> the
> > Ramones. Am I 'smart' like you, or am I 'dumb'?
> >
> > Blanket staements like yours are dangerous, closed-minded, always faulty,
> > and, ok, DUMB.
> >
> > Not to mention insulting...
> >
> > Thank god for y'all smart peeple!! Keepin us dummys in line! hey...if i
> > lissen to your smart music REAL HARD-like, will i get some smarts too?
> >
> > duh
> > bobm