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Well, if anyone buys a beer...

Your posts on this thread have been intelligent, well-written, thought out, and composed.

One of readers' legitimate complaints is that I do not talk about smoking and drinking. I don't do either, and since I have no experience with them, I'm not at liberty to comment.

OTOH, readers like stories, such as (a) being too young at rock concerts, to use the 2-drink minimum tickets on alcohol; (b) my friend/classmate Jane getting grounded, after coming home (she got home after 1:30a, and reeked of second-hand smoke) from the 1988 Testament concert at The Stone; (c) my college roommate not telling or inviting me that he was going to see the Grateful Dead.

Again, would-be posters on Rocky Road were long ago turned off, by the meanness, character assasinations, and personal attacks. So they email me with suggestions (I love these conversations about music, places, and life), and I am the one who writes them. They like to know when you first heard the song, what you were doing, and how/if the song impacted you.

The problem is, since I was the one who wrote the post, that just perpetuates the perception that "Lummy's the only one posting."

The argument that "Lummy dominates" does not hold water. That's a reflection of others self-sabotaging, by not making posts of their own. Everyone is free to post, and contribute. No one's forcing readers to like or dislike the music. Not to single him out, but if jimbill were to make a post, he just has to kick back, and wait for responses, including from the same "silent army," which is in touch, behind the scenes, with me.

The good news is, if anyone buys me a beer, since I do not drink, she will get to drink it!


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