[NewMusic] PBR sucks you morons

[barry threw]

Actually...I'm curious...

Given the benefit of the doubt that you weren't just being a dick,  
how are my (or whomever "your" was directed at) opinions about music  
naive?

Educate me in the ways of this "music" you speak of.

b



On Sep 5, 2007, at 1:58 AM, John Ingle wrote:

> I'm sorry, but i've just reached my lurking limit with
> this stupid comment over corporate
> beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I
> i thought your opinions about music were naive, but..
> guess I've failed to mention...,
>
>
> You  truly ARE a  moron if you think PBR is
> fantastic...
>
>
> sorry to harsh your mellow, but fuck...
> northern california is a center for good local beer,
> but PBR is mcDonald's like shite
>
> i do give tasting and cooking classes if some of you
> need it...
> xo,
> jingle
>
>
>
> --- barry threw <bthrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You fail to mention the fact that it is a fantastic
>> beer, for a
>> dollar often.
>>
>> b
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Tim Perkis wrote:
>>
>>> yeah, well this part is depressing and creepy --
>> this response to the
>>> dominance of 'word of mouth' -- the development of
>> 'stealth
>>> marketing',
>>> where they hire cool looking people to go to hip
>> bars and talk about
>>> something they want to sell, with the intention of
>> being overheard.
>>> That's undercutting the basic social fabric in a
>> way that the most
>>> intrusive advertising in the past never did.
>>>
>>> I read an article about the incredibly successful
>> stealth marketing
>>> campaign to rehabilitate Pabst Blue Ribbon, which
>> depended on the
>>> making
>>> sure that no one knew that there even WAS a
>> campaign for it... the old
>>> 'regular guy' beer was taken up by hipsters not,
>> as they think,
>>> because
>>> they are just so outside of the mainstream, but
>> actually because they
>>> are so susceptible to hipster-targeted stealth
>> marketing.... waaaay
>>> creepy
>>>
>>> T
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Davignon wrote:
>>>> Well, the word of mouth they're discussing is not
>> about signing bands
>>>> that have been creating a word of mouth buzz.
>> Instead, they're trying
>>>> to generate artificial buzz about groups that
>> aren't getting any.
>>>> That
>>>> part was a bit depressing. Imagine being told by
>> your job to go out
>>>> and tell everyone you know that Velvet Revolver
>> is awesome.
>>>>
>>>> "I think that band Train is doing something
>> totally original. They're
>>>> absolutely not the Bob Saget of 'alternative'
>> music!"
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Moe! Staiano moped:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pretty damn depressing in my opinion....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   -M!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then Tim Perkis was like:
>>>>
>>>>> This doesn't seem depressing to me, it seems
>> completely hopeful.
>>>>> What is
>>>>> 'word of mouth' but authentic culture by real
>> people? The fact that
>>>>> these focus group people are finding out about
>> everything by
>>>>> 'word-of-mouth' means they aren't being
>> influenced by what's being
>>>>> pushed, but by what their peers think is
>> interesting. To me that's
>>>>> really an exciting development.
>>>>>
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>>
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