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Re: Re famous folks on list (Re: RC-50 video on summer NAMM)

I have a full time job for a fortune 500 company (9-12 hours a day), play music and record CDs on the side, coordinate projects and event, and raise a family with two 14 month twins that get up at 5:30 or 6am in the morning.  I can still find the time to send encouraging and useful emails to LD. I don't buy the time argument, because everyone has an issue with time, not just professional musicians.  It is about priorities. If a professional musician makes it a priority to proactively get engaged with a community, they will do it, period. Heck, I know folks who sync their email up and do all their correspondence on the plane. And I'm not talking about sending hundreds of emails, but at least a response or comment once in a while so that we know that they are real people who communicate with the external world, and not abstract deities who only communicate through the press and their agents..which seems pretentious as hell to me.  Personally, I think fame gets to the heads of some people in the entertainment industry.
 
Kris
 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:49 AM
Subject: Re famous folks on list (Re: RC-50 video on summer NAMM)

Kris wrote:
>>What would be sad and unfortunate is if the world developed a "class" of loopers that gain enough popularity in the public eye that they forget their roots and feel they don't have to talk us anymore.  And in this light, I would like to see more famous loopers posting on this list, rather than the occasional "popping in".<<

I think it has far less to do with elitism and more to do with time - I'm not particularly famous, but I am a full time musician, and have precious little recreational time to devote to following LD. Every now and again, something pops up that interests me, then I end up reading a few digests for a day or two, and then disappear again cos I've got music to write, record and promote, as well as students to teach. 

I'm sure with people like the lovely Mr Torn, there aren't enough hours in the day to do the things he HAS to do, without getting into the time-vacuum that is internet discussion lists... :o) 

and with that, I'm off to my gig... 

Steve
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