>> He is frustrated that no-one believes that he is an artiste.
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> Even my Mom?
Yup, no one, no where, no how.
> Dave, nothing has changed, 60 years of formula bands continues.
This is Tom's thesis. I suppose we could ask what a "formula band" is
but the problem is that Tom thinks that all of the music he hears sounds
like Buddy Holly. He refuses to believe that music evolved. He failed to
notice the advent of horn bands like Chicago. Or the use of synthesizers.
Punk rock, Cali-country, heavy metal, rap, Lady Gaga.
> Sounds like you like the formula - good for you. I don't. For those with
> open minds,
Open minds, exactly. and open ears as well. You seem to have missed the
evolution of music over the last 60 years. And your one man and a guitar is
not new, it's formulaic.
I've 2 of your CDs, I think. You are a "campfire singer". You sing and
play with enthusiasm. You just do not do it well. That's true of Bob Dylan,
too. The difference is that his songs frequently have something that others
can relate to.
You recently revealed the "income" figures of the first month's sales of
your latest release. They were pretty sad.
You've been bragging about having a song on a Neil Young site, but you
show up here begging folks to vote you onto some radio show. I assume,
therefore, that all of your "successes" are based on bogus votes and other
games.
I've been to Musea, your zine. It's nothing. A whole bunch of Tom's
essays. Nothing else. I'll not ask the traffic count.
Can't rate the sketching, I've no understanding of painting, drawing et
c. . Don't dislike them but don't see much in them.
Haven't seen the novels but I know what vanity press work is like.
E-publication has made this worse since there is not an editor catching the
author's mistakes.
You are a wannebe. Stop posturing and stop spamming the newgroups.
Dave M.