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re: NJC The art and craft of...Desmond Child

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Rob 12:55 am UTC 08/07/07
In reply to: re: NJC The art and craft of...Desmond Child - Leesa 10:44 pm UTC 08/06/07



> Hey jerk,
> Let's watch how we throw about the 'middle-aged women'
> blankets around here. I'll have you know that those of us
> Jim fans who were in high school when 'Bat' came out ARE
> now middled-aged--I'm one! And no one could despise shit
> like Celine Dion or Bab's (I was subjected to her murder
> of 'LITD' today at Walgreens--I nearly puked) more than
> ME.
> And my kids, 16 and 11 yrs, LOVE 'Pandora's Box' and make
> me change the same offering's when they come on on 'Bat 2'
> because they've become convienced that the Loaf sucks--or
> at least didn't do Jim's work (excluding the first Bat
> stuff) justice.
> What makes you make such sweeping judgement as to
> Westlife's market, I don't know. But keep in mind, you're
> remarks target Jim's ORIGINAL fans (and their offspring
> thusly exsposed) who have keep the faith all these years.
> Please rethink your audience.
> I love Desmond Child for the most part, and yes, he's much
> more formulae than Jim will ever be--but he hasn't a drop
> of the POWER Jim possesses as a lyricist. Still, he is a
> damned good composer, especially commercially, on alot of
> levels. Like everything, sometimes it works, sometimes it
> doesn't.
> Leesa


Well, that told me! ;-)

I wasn't actually insinuating that ALL middle aged women and pubescent girls are Westlife fans, rather that most Westlife fans happen to be middle aged women and pubescent girls - there is a difference.

However, if I happened to offend you with my post, then of course I apologise.


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