[mplpost] Re: asinine remarks

[penguin eggs]

Just a reply to the recent asinine remarks made by Rick Whitelaw regarding 
Penguin Eggs' current survey of Top-10 recordings made last year.

. Penguin Eggs is currently asking a variety of knowledgeable people across 
Canada, who heard a substantial amount of folk, roots and world music 
recordings in 2001, to list their Top-10 favourites of the past 12 months. 
They are also asked to list their three favourite new discoveries. We are 
trying to make this as broad-based as possible to reflect the true diversity 
of the music and the tastes of those who listen to it. To suggest it's an 
attempt for someone else to do my listening for me is sadly, laughable. 
Hopefully, we'll have at least 60 contributors from coast to coast for the 
poll. The results will be printed in the Spring issue due out March 1.

Regards, Roddy Campbell

> > 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
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>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 
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>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.
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>     By the way, I'm a fan of Penguin Eggs and visit the site on a regular
>basis.
>
>All the best,
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>Rick Whitelaw.
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