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Post by peterk on May 1, 2008 12:47:20 GMT 10
Shiteunhausen! Does this mean I gots to stop wearing my beret, my winter head furniture for more than a decade?? Yes... welcome back |
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Post by ironguts on May 1, 2008 13:39:05 GMT 10
and welcome to Franks new kid! great news.
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Post by jvmac on May 1, 2008 21:50:57 GMT 10
Picture this : it's 5am, a tired old hack leans over his typewriter, the keys havn't rattled for hours. He's seated at the kitchen table accompanied by a glass of wine, a fag hangs out the side of his mouth the ash almost the length of the cigarette. Remnants of last nights dinner still glued to his dishevelled grey beard. He has a 6am deadline and has given up on his column. Suddenly out of the corner of his red bleary eyes he sees a 2008 Melbourne Jazz Festival fridge magnet..............bingo !
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Post by alimcg on May 2, 2008 10:50:56 GMT 10
Can I be the dissenting cunt?
So it's not a very well executed piece of satire. So Jim is a bit of a twat (just read his movie reviews...).
But really folks, all this getting worked up over a piece of rubbish? His use of the old cliches (berets etc), is so out-of-date as to render the piece rather inoffensive to me. His (displayed) lack of knowledge is fairly transparent and would probably only ring true with like-minded souls who, let's face it, aren't coming (or going to come) to our gigs anyway.
My only real gripe is that Jim has sullied the good name of satire.
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Post by alimcg on May 2, 2008 10:52:03 GMT 10
Why doesn't someone write a satirical retort: Say "NO" to Jim Schembri...?
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Post by aj on May 2, 2008 11:14:57 GMT 10
I think the reason most people got annoyed is that -- leaving aside the fact that it's kind of offensive, and cliched and desperately unfunny -- it's pretty damn hard for jazz musicians / promoters to get a decent run in The Age (especially in the EG and online sections, more so than the arts section). So it's annoying when they give so much space to something that's so bloody negative and pointless.
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Post by alimcg on May 2, 2008 11:25:45 GMT 10
That's fair enough, but I think it's been blown out of proportion.
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Post by gator on May 2, 2008 11:34:06 GMT 10
I actually entitled my letter "Say no the Age and other witticisms"...
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Post by timothystevens on May 2, 2008 11:36:46 GMT 10
So share the rest of it! Come on, spill... Don't taunt us like that.
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Post by captain on May 2, 2008 13:45:47 GMT 10
I agree with Ali completely. Its just such an unbelievably shit piece of writing.
We should all be writing fiery letters about the general state of the festival, as Vicki pointed out on the other thread.
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Post by ironguts on May 2, 2008 14:21:25 GMT 10
For me it's just a wasted opportunity to actually inform the public of what's going on, the fact that it's shit writing doesn't surprise me at all, I'd just rather a badly written piece that encouraged listeners to be involved, this one discourages in my view.
As far as the state of this festival is concerned you're right, we as a community should act in some way to improve the general proceedings of it. For starters it would be nice to know what the process of finding the new AD was so we at least can understand their choice, but, I think it's all cloak and dagger stuff that we will get no insight to.
Is there a 'letters to Melbourne Jazz' possibility? Would Albare or the board read our complaints? How do we go about it? If you can suggest a way I'll be up for it. Meanwhile I'll voice my displeasure to those that are involved as I see them around the place for sure.
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Post by stevenrobertson on May 2, 2008 16:19:56 GMT 10
Isn't Schembri the dude who once (infamously) gave the turkey film Titanic a 5 star review...??
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Post by alimcg on May 2, 2008 16:46:30 GMT 10
The point was made to me this afternoon that: As jazz is not terribly high up in social importance (relative to politics, or sport), that it is not really fair game for satire. Don't kick someone when their down (unless it's Tracy Bartram).
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Post by Boris on May 2, 2008 22:12:39 GMT 10
..and please kick Ms Bartram back to the Yarra Valley where she lives..and erect electric fences to stop this alien being from ever entering within 30 kms of a jazz festival...
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Post by mim on May 6, 2008 0:34:14 GMT 10
His (displayed) lack of knowledge is fairly transparent and would probably only ring true with like-minded souls who, let's face it, aren't coming (or going to come) to our gigs anyway. One might hope this is true. However, I come across people on a daily basis who think they hate jazz, until they hear it. I have witnessed many "Oh, is that jazz?" moments, and I see an article like Schembri's as no small contribution to the barrier that prevents those moments from occurring. n.b. There is a lecturer at the con in adelaide who wears a black beret and a turtle-neck jumper with the words "Jazz Le Hot" knitted across. Pretty sure it's not ironic. |
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