Allow me to apologise in advance for anyone who recieves this as a cross-post, though I don't reckon it will be many... Just a post from another list that I thought was particularly well put. To put a fine point on it... errr... ------------------------------------------------------------- Subject:Open Mouth, Insert Elitist Arse To:droneon@lists.no-fi.com Firstly- allow me to raise my glass to kicking a dead dog, you lot do it better than any. In fact, you almost make me wish I'd never joined the list. I might have known that allowing me to subscribe without being subjected to any severe hazing or beer ritual would be a clue in. I think being a member is punishment enough most days (I say this with love). Am I to understand that, whether it's U2 playing the SuperHole or The Ramones with Nissan it's generally accepted that it's taboo for professional musicians to get paid a wage (that constitutes a living)? If this is the sort of truth you maintain I beg you to take note of exactly how daft you look, you silly nay sayer you. At last glance the entire point of becoming a professional in any given endeavour is to make a living at it(granted some more substantial than others). Otherwise, we'd all just be the bloke sitting behind a laptop, tinkering that 37 minute loop to perfection with Pro Tools. I wouldn't like the world as much then. I more get the feeling that it's the level of integrity with which one accepts said payment that is of particular concern. In the event that I am right, I'd like all of you wee cogs, trapped behind desks, performing menial, mundane tasks- having the same exact phone conversation SEVERAL times a day, to the point of tedium, to stand up. Stand up before the direct deposit of your wage comes through and declare that this is the sum total of your life force and what was destined to become of you OR protest every task, every phone call, every sheet of paper or moment of your day that you feel was a wasteful, insignificant or in vain. Go on, put down your staplers, shove your mouse aside, put that call on hold and demand what your worth(and see if there's anyone in the world who agrees with you) or keep mouthing down every handful of shite that comes your way and be thankful that it keeps you fed, fuckwit. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+