[Dixielandjazz] Why am I back? Delete now

[Len Nielsen]

Steve

I have said it to you before and I will say it to you again. You have 
never strived for accuracy in your rebuttals. I have included your 
recent post in entirety in which you exhibit your inaccuracy, 
untruthfulness and lack of concern for those maligned. I assume, from 
many years of observing your discussions, that your past training has 
been that winning at all cost is all that matters and you must eliminate 
all facts that will hamper that result.

I am not going to defend myself to you. You do not even care enough 
about what I think to spell my name accurately. I do, however, wonder 
why you put so much effort into spinning out the "hate" thing. It makes 
me feel important. :)

You portray "Kash, Farrell and Vax" who are all successful businessmen 
as people who cannot read, cannot quote accurately (the kettle calling 
the pot black) and who when debating your point of view engage in 
"personal attacks". Not only that but you infer that they are whiners.

Poor Steve! :( Even some of your supporters must be cringing in there 
boots over the patheticness of this post.

I generally, in my life, avoid controversy but with you that is 
impossible as you have appointed yourself the DJML bully. A term 
generally applied to younger people but appropriate here, nonetheless. 
The schools here instituted the WITS program to counter this. The "W" 
standing for "walk away". I read your noxious posts for approximately 5 
years before I said to myself enough is enough. Without some 
confrontation you will take full rein and that will be the end of the 
DJML. This must not happen!

Dixieland Music. I attended the OKOM jazz festival 2 weeks ago in 
Seaside Oregon and it was an overwhelming success. Every ticket 
available was sold. The dancers from 6 to eighty (or over?) filled the 
dance floor morning, noon and night including the Sunday morning gospel 
session. The bands included Titan Hot Seven, Cornet Chop Suey and also 
the 51st Eight. Approximate age 22, they got there start as a high 
school band at the Chilliwack BC, Canada OKOM festival about 7 years ago 
and now are a booked festival band. Some of the female members of this 
band also make up the group Mighty Aphrodite. They play, they entertain, 
the front line joins the umbrella parade and they feature some very 
young, very raw talent on stage in order to pay back some of the breaks 
that they themselves were given.

Steve, you can keep on reporting the depressing side of OKOM festivals, 
  and I will be pleased to report the up side that I observe in person 
or that simply come to my attention like the downside comes to you.

Len Nielsen











Steve barbone wrote:
> I have returned to the list primarily because of the outpouring of notes
> both on list and off list requesting that that I not leave. To all of you, I
> am very appreciative of your love and support. And a bit awed by it.
> 
> Secondarily because of Len Neilsen whom I have not helped. I regard his hate
> as a challenge. Also, Len forgets that several years ago I passed on to him
> some reasons for Jazz Festival declining audiences, specifically the
> Victoria Festival. He took great offense claiming that jazz festivals were
> not in trouble attendance wise, no doubt thinking me arrogant for stating
> such views. 
> 
> Len, hate me all you want. That I bother you is your problem. But gee whiz,
> please don't try and be the List Rules policeman. But if you are still
> denying the audience problems of OKOM festivals, you might hop the Ferry to
> Port Angeles and ask Gary Sorenson who produces that Dixieland Festival,
> just why he and Don Jones, publisher of American Rag, are spending so much
> time meeting with other US Festival Directors. First meeting in January
> 2006, second one in planning. To STEM THE DECLINE OF FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE and
> figure out ways to get it rising again so that Festivals survive. And, gasp
> choke, using some of the information gained from my "repetitive posts" on
> the DJML. Oh gee, is that a brag? No, just the simple truth of the matter.
> 
> Thirdly, because of Kash, Farrell and Vax who are all nice people, no doubt
> we would enjoy a drink together in a pub somewhere, but constantly misread
> and misquote what I write and then go off on personal attacks. I view you as
> a challenge also. But when I respond in kind, I hope you'll quit whining
> that I am the hammer of retribution.
> 
> Sword of the Prophet is more to my liking. :-) VBG. (Oh no, please do not
> take that seriously)
> 
> To those who have a problem with me, please write me off list and I'll be
> happy to discuss what ever it is that bothers you. In gentlemenly fashion if
> your tone was gentlemenly. Or not, as YOU choose.  And I will keep it off
> list. Ignore my spam filter as I will see and respond as long as I recognize
> the subject line. Suggest DJML there. But please also remember that there
> are 500 others on this list who most of us don't know. And that they are
> probably a diverse group who while having some similar interests are all
> unique and we might make an effort to understand that they are as least as
> important as we are. And that they have some very different needs and views
> from ours. So while "we" might not like a post "they" very well might.
> 
> Other than that, use of the delete key is a very simple solution to getting
> pissed about what someone writes. If we hate someone, why not just extend
> the middle finger and delete? Gets rid of a lot of aggression.
> 
> Cheers to all,
> Steve 
> 
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