[Shotimes] OT disgusting SB halftime

[Donald Mallinson]

Ron,

Read your note, I said NOTHING to you in my original note 
and you assume all sorts of stuff and call me names and try 
to tell me what I think and what I know.  If you can't see 
that, then you have a HUGE set of blinders on.

and here you do it again.

Plus you got it wrong in talking about me making a comment 
about Aerosmith.  I don't care about them, didn't comment 
then, didn't comment now.  What does that have to do with 
anything anyway?

Quit taking it to a personal level and trying to tell ME 
what I think or know.

If this is your idea of polite, you need to re-adjust your 
thinking.

There is a difference between a personal opinion, which my 
first and follow up notes (till you took a shot at me) and a 
personal attack.  I have never told you what YOU can or 
should think, other than to QUIT telling me what to think or 
do.

Who cares what "true" rock groups you love, I did address 
your question, but what groups I have or have not heard is 
totally irrelevant to any discussion on this.  Again, You 
don't know who I have or have not listened to, but just to 
make you happy, and to emphasize that you WERE getting 
personal, I have heard from, and have albums from most of 
those groups you mention.  Doesn't mean I loved their stuff 
then, or still do, it has NOTHING To do with my disgust over 
this halftime show, or my total dislike of the way you have 
to come after my comments by telling me what I do or do not 
like or listen to.  You do it every time.

Oh, you have no idea who AKUS is?  Then I guess YOU really 
don't know what I like or listen to.  It is Alison Krauss 
and Union Station.  Celebrated country and bluegrass group 
with the multi-time winner of the musician of the year 
award.  He plays the Dobro.  I won't assume to make 
conclusions about your musical knowledge (or lack of) for 
not knowing about AKUS, why do you feel you can do the same 
about me?  You serious you don't know what the Chicago 
Symphony is?  Wow, they have been around a long time before 
any of the groups you mentioned, and will be around a long 
time after those groups are forgotten.  How about Boston 
symphony, Boston Pops? SAme league.  But just because you 
don't know who a world famous group is, I should not assume 
you are naive about music.  But you sure did about me. WE 
each have our likes and dislikes, why can't you just go with 
that and not put people down if they don't have your exact 
likes and dislikes?

As for you not getting personal, here is a quote from you:
> Don....you ARE a prude, and it is obvious that you are way out of touch with current
  entertainment culture."

sounds pretty personal and also very presumptious on your 
part.  Self-rightous?  I would say that describes someone 
that tells others what THEY think and know, instead of just 
trying to get their own point across.

I say again, why don't you try just making your point 
without having to take it to a personal level.


Don Mallinson


Ron Porter wrote:
> WHAT?????????
> 
> Where do you get off on my taking it as a personal attack?? WTF was your
> original post on this non-issue......it pretty much sounded like your VERY
> PERSONAL opinion to me!!!!  So now you are bitching to ME about making this
> a "personal attack""????
> 
> Don, YOU are the self-righteous one who brought up this whole halftime thing
> anyway!!!
> 
> I was "politely" trying to explain that, even though you are about my same
> age, you are absolutely clueless as to what is happening in the pop culture
> today. I feel that you react more as my father than someone my age......and
> you are not on the same thought-wavelength as my other friends in their 50s
> (like we are) who have children & grandchildren.
> 
> And yes, my nieces/nephews also watched the SuperBowl halftime show and it
> is fine with me. In fact, they all did, and I heard NOTHING from their
> parents (nor them) through our usual phone calls late on Sunday night and
> today.
> 
> Basically, Don, my 80-year-old retired-Methodist minister father-in-law has
> a better "take" on all this than you do, and you are out of touch with
> today's world. I'm not saying that I expect you to LIKE what you saw, but
> your reaction is your opinion.
> 
> Don.....READ MY POSTS.....tell me exactly WHERE I said that I "loved" the
> "half-time junk" (your words). I didn't watch it all, but I don't care, and
> yes I do defend it. FWIW, I was even MORE offended when they had that
> worthless commie-socialist Bono and his washed-up U2 group on the SuperBowl
> in the past. THAT was truly offensive.
> 
> You never did answer my question on the true rock groups I
> mentioned.....most of which have been around between 30-40 years. I take it
> that you don't know any of these groups that I mentioned. Explains why you
> were "shocked" at seeing the halftime show, which has been representative of
> pop culture for many years. Didn't say I liked it.....as I am still a true
> hard rock fan.
> 
> As to your quote: "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". Well, I have no clue who AKUS is, and have never heard the
> Chicago Symphony....nor do I care. Saying that AKUS and the CSO will be more
> listened-to in 20 years isn't saying much, as the groups I mentioned have
> been viable for 30-40 years now and are still strong.
> 
> I'm NOT taking it personally, Don, just pointing out that you are looking
> like a self-righteous moralist who is oblivious to what's going on in
> popular culture today. I don't care if you like it or not.........but all of
> this publicity about it will ensure that we will see more of the same going
> forward......and I applaud that!!
> 
> Ron Porter