http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:41:53 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/145220.php#comment-101410 I'd say highly amusing! One of the best parts of foreign travel is observing the cultural disconnects, infiltration and intermingling on terms not our own 101410@blogcritics.org Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:41:53 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/145220.php#comment-101370 I remember hearing "We Want Some Pussy" blasting out of the soundsystem of a MacDonald's in Taichung. Didn't phase the customers, for obvious reasons, but I found it amusing. 101370@blogcritics.org Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:01:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/145220.php#comment-101275 very interesting Bill, and it did have the virtue of being ver ypopular, which has a way of railroading over some objections - great story, thanks! 101275@blogcritics.org Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:46:09 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/01/145220.php#comment-101273 Everybody grows up, or age imparts wisdom, or so it seems...best of luck to Luke and his kids! The whole 2 Live Crew mess played a role in my early (outside of the online world) career as a public librarian. In the middle of my library master's degree program, and purchasing all of the popular music for the local medium-sized public library, I took a stand on behalf of 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be." The library profession takes one of the strongest stances against censorship - 2 Live Crew's album fit all of the standards of our library for purchasing materials - strong sales, and yeah, a few positive reviews. Some wanted the library to not purchase the album simply because they (and many others) did not like it, but I stood firm on principle that it belonged with plenty of other items many didn't like (explicit sex in many novels, unpleasant screeds on the right and left, racist materials, etc). I was supported by the library director in opposition to many others and we did purchase it. We never faced opposition from our library customers as strong as that from within the library itself. The entire incident taught many useful lessons in the infancy of my library career. Thanks for sharing the news about Luke Eric! 101273@blogcritics.org Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:33:08 EST