source file: mills2.txt Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 21:06:49 -0800 Subject: about that Brian McLaren in Tuning digest 893... From: DMB5561719@aol.com In early November I had rushed surgery to remove a large agressive cyst from my left thigh. Needless to say, now that that huge thing is gone (no cancer), the whole process has been a pain in the leg. (Funny, where is he going with this?) This evening I was catching up on Tuning digest since I've been busy recovering and catching up the back load of work in my family business. To my suprise, I found myself as an example in one McLaren's charming rants. In an article titled "WWW and microtonality" and posted on Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:19:05 -0800 (PST) the ever charming Brian McLaren writes: >Here are 3 horrible examples of what >I'm talking about: >[1] " Two CD reviews >DMB5561719@aol.com >Sat, 1 Apr 95 17:49:18-0800 >Message sorted by [date][thread][subject] >[author] > Next messages John H. Chalmers: "Another >post from McLaren" >Previous message: John H. Chalmers "Post >from Brian" > >In tuning digest I never see enough reviews >of microtonal rcordsings. Here is my >contribution, a few things I haven't seen >anywhere else. >(etc.) >-- >That was the verbatim text of the start of an actual web page. >First, look at the uninformative header: >"Two CD reviews." What KIND of CDs? >Second: look at all the header junk. Who cares about >the internet adress, who cares about the date? If you can't even guess why this information is there, you aren't in much of a position to comment! Understand? >Post that crud--if you have to--at the *end* of the website, *not* >the first couple of lines. Third: look at all the garbage! "Messages >sorted by..." "Next message..." "Previous message..." >Totally content-free! And even in the body of the website >we get vaguely worded mush that tells the average person nothing: >"In tuning digest I never see enough reviews of >microtona recordings. Here is my contribution, a few things I haven't..." >yadda-yadda-yadda. Yadda-yadda-yadda? Look who's talking! Understand? >Imagine it--10 lines of text, and the web surfer *still* doesn't have the >faintest idea WHAT THE HELL THIS WEB PAGE IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT. Check it out: a guy who doesn't even own a modem criticizing a web page I didn't create in a forum I couldn't respond to because I was recovering from surgery. Ha! I don't know who has been taking old posts of mine to Tuning Digest and making web pages out of 'em. If web neophyte McLaren wants to whine, he should get his own damn web pages. First, however, he will need a modem and an isp. Understand? He can look at my own web pages and check out my work. I spent a lot of time on those pages. About 60 or 70 pages worth. While Juxtaposition Ezine is for reviews, not all the reviews are JI oriented. * * * yet another shameless promo!!! * * * He's also welcome to purchase a copy of A Recital Without Musicians: The 1995 Trenton Avant-Garde Festival Electro-Acoustic compilation. This tape has my JI composition "Science Friction" using the intervals: 1/1, 17/16, 9/8, 19/16, 5/4, 21/16, 11/8, 3/2, 13/8, 27/16, 7/4, 15/8. See the IMMP site for more details. * * * end of shameless promo * * * I been on the Tuning list for about 2 1/2 years and I am well acquainted with BM's writings and the reaction they provoke. I normally wouldn't waste my time responding to BM, but since he made a special effort to pick me out of millions on the net, I'm putting in my 1200 cents. One request: maybe BM could stay on topic? The forum IS about tunings other then 12tet. Wow! I managed to get this far and not call him any names. Sorry to waste the bandwidth folks... say cheese, D a v i d B e a r d s l e y .. dmb5561719@aol.com * .. * ... .* .... *...... . * .. I M M P & B i i n k! m u s i c http://www.xingnet.com/immp/welcome.htm . .. . * .. . . .. . . . . .. .*.. J u x t a p o s i t i o n Ezine * . .. http://www.xingnet.com/immp/jux/j_index.htm . .. .*.. . .. . ..*. . .. . *. . Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:33 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA14126; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:35:02 +0100 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA14091 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA05653; Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:34:54 -0800 Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:34:54 -0800 Message-Id: <199612020631.XAA19478@freenet.uchsc.EDU> Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu