Jeff Hart  wrote:
>Gary Miller 

>> Considering Karen's top local picks in this week's pop-arazzi, I feel
>> slagged by that comment.

>Just a friendly comment:

>Your band is well liked and all (me included), but would it be more 
>effective if other people  talked about it for awhile, eh? The shilling
>is getting a little tiresome.

thank god someone finally said it. i always feel like the grinch when
i try and make such suggestions (usually because by the time i make them
i'm so fed up with the propaganda that i say it in a way that sounds 
terse and mean spirited). 

i dont think anyone minds a local posting a notice about their own show
(or anyone else's for that matter). i've managed to catch several shows
that i otherwise would have missed thanks to people here alerting or
reminding me of their date and venue.

but...well, what jeff said. i personally find it cloying for someone to 
use this group to generate a buzz about their own band. or mention thier
own band at what *seems* like everyopportunityunderthesun.

ok, enough grinchiness for a friday. i have exams to grade.

-mary beth