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August 22, 2006
I'm bad, I'm nationwide
Nearly two weeks have passed and I’m still getting e-mails from Black Crowes fans upset that I called their band “ghastly� in a recent column. Who knew the Crowes’ faithful could be so touchy?
Daniel Sweeney wrote to tell me how my quote “was posted on the chat forum on their official website. Seems your catty little post is garnering quite the response from the Crowes faithful.�
After writing of his love of music and how special he thinks the Crowes are, he said “it was with absolute contempt that I read your bitchy comment, calling the band “Ghastly.� I bet without the aid of a dictionary, you would be unable to even define that word.�
C’mon, everybody knows ghastly means to be filled with ghast, right?
It was all in fun, I thought, until Dan hit below the belt, relating how his girlfriend said, “He probably listens to music produced by the contestants on American Idol,� before signing off with “Good luck with your little career, clown.�
Now Dan, I may be a clown, but I’m proud to say that I haven’t watched a single episode of “American Idol� and the first time I heard Taylor Hicks sing was in those car commercials.
Finally, this from Brian O’Connell, cleaned up for the kids who may stumble upon this post:
“Your [sic] a [expletive deleted] moron. I can’t believe they give consumers [huh?] like you a platform.�
He closed with, “You must be a boomer whose testosterone has hit rock bottom. Try informing yourself.�
I’m not old enough to be a boomer, my testosterone level is normal, but I’ll work on informing myself until I can come up with an opinion that matches yours.
Seriously, Black Crowes fans, I was once one of you. I know how good the band was and how good it can be. I was in the crowd at Toad’s Place shortly after “Shake Your Money Maker� came out and at the Oakdale for the concert with Spacehog and Oasis.
That is probably why I was so stunned at how bad the Crowes’ performance was opening for Tom Petty last year.
Anyway, keep writing to express your displeasure with me if you want, but I’m moving on.
Maybe I’ll look into insulting this Hicks character. Think that might generate some e-mails?
Posted by Sean on August 22, 2006 10:18 PM
