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----- Original Message -----From: Mike DicksonSent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:01 PMSubject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron film in London...Sorry, Mike - I'd assumed sarcasm...
Andy Thompson wrote:
>> Rick Nielsen was irrelevant and who, indeed, gives a monkey's about Kanye 'Bigmouth' West?
I admit I haven't heard of him (West) until about 2 minutes ago but on looking at who he is it seems he is most notorious for a tirade on MTV recently. Whatever that amounted to, it's fair to say that one does not get on MTV unless rather a lot of people give a monkey's about you, regardless.Indeed, but I believe we had a fairly recent debate on 'popularity in the world outside this list'. Just because someone sells millions of records doesn't mean anyone here's going to like them, or that said records will matter in the long run. They'll make their creators fairly rich and their record companies phenomenally rich(er), but are mostly artistically void. IMHO, of course.
>> p.s. We supplied two Mellotrons for The Strawbs' 40th anniv.bash t'other week.
Who indeed by comparison gives a monkey's about the Strawbs? Hardly anyone.
In the grand scheme of things, probably not, no, but given that I'm writing for list members, not the Great Unwashed (apologies to any list members who consider themselves unwashed), then yes, I'd imagine a lot of people here do give a monkey's. It was fun, BTW, and I met Rick Wakeman, who studiously avoided the Mellotrons, but was on good form re.bonfires.Andy T.