Friday, July 14, 2006
Overheard at the Festival
I forgot to report on this conversation I heard among two young-ish people at the Folk Festival last weekend. It's not an exact transcription, but it's pretty close. I gave them names for the purposes of the story; it's likely that they may be called something other than what I have christened them.
Clue Less: When are the Weakerthans playing?
Re Tard: They're not playing this year.
CL: What? Why not.
RT: Because they signed with Epitaph.
CL: What? Epitaph?
RT: Yeah, they signed with Epitaph so now they're "too good" to play for Winnipeg.
Note to CL and RT, if you are going to talk shit about someone it's a good idea to make sure ahead of time that you have a slight inkling of just what the fuck you're talking about. To wit:
1. Bands don't "decide" to play festivals, they get invited. Well, maybe Solomon Burke "decides" he'd like to roll his Jabba-the-Hut ass on over to Winnipeg, but most bands are selected by the festival's Artistic Director. This is a minor point and not the focus of my rant here, but an important tone-setter nonetheless.
2. The Weakerthans played the festival for the first time in 2005.
3. The Weakerthans' first Epitaph release, Reconstruction Site, came out in 2003 (Epitaph 86682 if you're really that interested). Do a little math and see if them being on Epitaph has ANYthing to do with their presence at or not at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
4. The Weakerthans will play the Walker Theatre in Winnipeg on Saturday Sept 16 (although I'll be at the West End Cultural Centre that night watching Mikey Dread).
5. Two Dollars from the sale of every ticket from this concert wil be donated to Resource Assistance for Youth, an outreach organization in Winnipeg that helps street kids.
So to sum up:
You're both fucking idiots. If you want to judge someone's character, do it based on their words and actions. Much like how I'm judging you right now.
How much money have you raised for charity lately?
Clue Less: When are the Weakerthans playing?
Re Tard: They're not playing this year.
CL: What? Why not.
RT: Because they signed with Epitaph.
CL: What? Epitaph?
RT: Yeah, they signed with Epitaph so now they're "too good" to play for Winnipeg.
Note to CL and RT, if you are going to talk shit about someone it's a good idea to make sure ahead of time that you have a slight inkling of just what the fuck you're talking about. To wit:
1. Bands don't "decide" to play festivals, they get invited. Well, maybe Solomon Burke "decides" he'd like to roll his Jabba-the-Hut ass on over to Winnipeg, but most bands are selected by the festival's Artistic Director. This is a minor point and not the focus of my rant here, but an important tone-setter nonetheless.
2. The Weakerthans played the festival for the first time in 2005.
3. The Weakerthans' first Epitaph release, Reconstruction Site, came out in 2003 (Epitaph 86682 if you're really that interested). Do a little math and see if them being on Epitaph has ANYthing to do with their presence at or not at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
4. The Weakerthans will play the Walker Theatre in Winnipeg on Saturday Sept 16 (although I'll be at the West End Cultural Centre that night watching Mikey Dread).
5. Two Dollars from the sale of every ticket from this concert wil be donated to Resource Assistance for Youth, an outreach organization in Winnipeg that helps street kids.
So to sum up:
You're both fucking idiots. If you want to judge someone's character, do it based on their words and actions. Much like how I'm judging you right now.
How much money have you raised for charity lately?
# posted by Pedro @ 1:57 PM 
