[Shotimes] OT disgusting SB halftime

[Donald Mallinson]

Ron,

I guess I should have expected you would make a personal 
thing out of this, when others are just giving opinion, but 
you had to come out with guns blazing with exaggeration and 
ill-informed guessing at what I think, do and know.  You 
could have just given your opinion, but no, you assume to 
know me and what I am about, and you have to take personal 
shots. NOTHING I said should have been in ANY way a personal 
attack on you, Just why is it that you have to make it personal?

  What about that half-time junk is it that you love?  Do 
you really feel the need to defend what they did?  You must 
really have loved that show to make a personal attack at me 
over something that the vast majority of the media and 
others on this list, agree was over the top in a very bad way.

You want this crap in front of your children/grandchildren, 
then go ahead.  And I don't have to be indignant at every 
lousy bit that happens on letterman or everywhere, to be 
indignant at this one.  I have been pretty consistent in 
this type of stand over the years.  You, with your 
self-professed insight into everything I supposedly know or 
feel, should have known that! :)

As for being in or out of touch, You can like what you want, 
and I will like what I want.  YOu have no business presuming 
anything on my part, and I won't speculate about you. It is 
possible for someone to know what is going on and NOT like 
some of it, after all, that is they way life is.  Certainly 
you have your likes and dislikes, but apparently nobody else 
can have them, only you?  I'll take AKUS or the Chicago 
Symphony over rap or hip hop any day.   And if you want to 
bet which will be more listened to in 20  years, I will be 
happy to take that bet.

You are amazing in your ability to zing so far past a point 
you have no way to turn around.  :)

Why must you always make everything such a personal attack? 
  Try just making your point once in a while, without making 
it a personal vendetta, or taking it so personally.

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

> Don, it surprises me that in the last 20 years, you have never seen a
> rap/hip-hop group with crotch-grabbing, etc on SNL, Letterman, Leno, or any
> one of hundreds of other shows (not even counting MTV & VH1). The SB
> halftime show has been absolutely typical of these performances for years.
> 
> "The entire halftime was an embarrassment to entertainment, to sports and to
> the music industry to name just a few"???? Oh, please, Don....you ARE a
> prude, and it is obvious that you are way out of touch with current
> entertainment culture. Rap & hip-hop has virtually dominated pop music for
> near 20 years now.
> 
> I recall your remarks about Aerosmith back at New Years, and I thought it
> surprising that you weren't aware of a good hard rock group that has BEEN
> AROUND FOR 30 YEARS, but I guess that it isn't surprising at all, seeing
> your "shock" at the halftime show.
> 
> Quickly, off the top of my head, some of the TOP rock groups of all time (in
> no particular order) are: Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Van Halen (David Lee &
> Sammy), Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Metallica.
> 
> Have you ever heard of ANY of them?? A hint.....most have been around since
> AT LEAST the '70s, with the Stones & LZ from the '60s.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net] 
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:52 PM
> To: SHOtimes Mailing List; v8sho@v8sho.com
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT disgusting SB halftime
> 
> 
> Covered?  Where?  That baby (or booby) was flopped out for 
> all to see.  :) And it wasn't just that, it was the dirty 
> dancing, the profanity, the sexist remarks and crotch 
> grabbing.  The entire halftime was an embarrasment to 
> entertainment, to sports and to the music industry to name 
> just a few.
> 
> I'm far from a prude, but enough is enough when it comes to 
> public broadcast and cable/sat. TV.
> 
> Like I said, I have been part of the industry, I understand 
> the history and would rather have things get under controll 
> NOW rather than wait for a severe backlash later.
> 
> I recommend anyone offended by it write to the network, MTV, 
> NFL and to elected officials.
> 
> Don Mallinson