[mplpost] Re: Penguin Eggs Poll

[Rick Whitelaw]

on 1/3/02 6:30 PM, penguin eggs at penguineggs@hotmail.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Derek,
> 
> Happy New Year, Could you send me your favourite Top-10 folk, roots or
> world music discs released in Canada in 2001 for a national survey I'm
> compiling for Penguin Eggs. Results will be published in Spring Issue,
> March 1. Also could you send me your three favourite new discoveries of
> last year. Could you list discs in the following manner: Artist, Title,
> Label. And could you give a brief, one sentence description of what you
> do
> in the folk, roots or world music community. All I ask is you don't
> list
> anyone you're professionally associated with.
> Much thanks in anticipation, Roddy Campbell
> 



It's tempting to opine, from the wording of this message, that Roddy
Campbell wants Derek to do his job for him. This is probably not true. Maybe
Mr. Campbell simply wants Derek to do his listening for him. This is also
probably untrue. All that said, this is a posting that should cause the
readers of this list to wonder what the hell is going on.
    This sort of request bewilders me, especially when posted on a public
forum. Derek Andrews is not "one of a huge pile of people you can quiz for a
survey". He's prominent in his profession and not likely to be found amongst
a group of even five equals in this country. So the "survey" aspect doesn't
compute.
    Perhaps I'm quibbling but I don't think so.

    By the way, I'm a fan of Penguin Eggs and visit the site on a regular
basis.

All the best,

Rick Whitelaw.











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