SwingDJs

Lawrence wrote:

GuruReuben wrote:Your over use of sarcastic remarks and your inability to answer my simple questions with direct responses speaks volumes. Thanks.

And your abuse of your moderator status to remove ineffective posts you made and then took back later speaks volumes, too.

What happened to the simple "'Nough said" post that followed my most recent post and that was on this thread for ten minutes but is now missing?

I think anybody can edit their posts. They can delete them if nobody has replied, I think that is how it works. So, I don't think he abused his moderator privledges. At least not in that way.

However, I was surprised by his "Nough said" response, it read like he admitted that you had set him straight, that you had out talked him. Which would have been odd.

Lawrence wrote: And your abuse of your moderator status to remove ineffective posts you made and then took back later speaks volumes, too.

What happened to the simple (and somewhat conciliatory) "'Nough said" post that followed my most recent post and that was on this thread for ten minutes but is now missing?

I simply editted my post to further explain the "'Nough said." Basicly that your comments we're "'Nough said" to show you had nothing to add. You're really reaching aren't you.

Nate Dogg wrote:

Lawrence wrote:

GuruReuben wrote:Your over use of sarcastic remarks and your inability to answer my simple questions with direct responses speaks volumes. Thanks.

And your abuse of your moderator status to remove ineffective posts you made and then took back later speaks volumes, too.

What happened to the simple "'Nough said" post that followed my most recent post and that was on this thread for ten minutes but is now missing?

I think anybody can edit their posts. They can delete them if nobody has replied, I think that is how it works. So, I don't think he abused his moderator privledges. At least not in that way.

However, I was surprised by his "Nough said" response, it read like he admitted that you had set him straight, that you had out talked him. Which would have been odd.

Yes. But there were responses after he posted it, so he shouldn't have been able to delete it.

GuruReuben wrote:

gatorgal wrote:Can someone moderate the moderator?

Did I "attack" anyone?

That's how I read it from this side of the planet.

Tina

gatorgal wrote:

GuruReuben wrote:

gatorgal wrote:Can someone moderate the moderator?

Did I "attack" anyone?

That's how I read it from this side of the planet.

I'm finding it interesting that people who don't dance "the groove" will still attempt to teach dancing "the groove" to others. Perhaps it would be of better service to the students to refer them to someone more qualified in said skill.

How do you read that statement? Is it still an attack? And if so, how?

If I wanted learn how to efficiently Lindy to up-tempo music, I certainly wouldn't approach Greg for lessons.

If I wanted to learn how to do "the groove" as it were, I certainly wouldn't approach Peter Loggins for lessons.

Hence, I find it very interesting if/when such people with certain skills in certain areas cross over into areas they are not as strong in… and I don’t see how this benefits the ones trying to learn. Is it the saying that someone isn't strong in an area what you feel is an attack? I don't think Lawrence or Greg would argue that "fast" Lindy isn't a weak point in their bag of dancing tricks.

Now, if I wanted to learn how to do both, I'd go to someone like Andy or Skye... or if I were a girl going to someone like Giselle or Ramona... but that's whole nother 10 page thread in the making.

To take this back to a DJing topic (hahaha) you can take out the word "lessons" above and replace it with the word "music."

man, i thought lindy hoppers didn't like the rockabilly crowd or the music. now i see that you don't even like each other.

keep talking though. get it all out and eventually you'll come to some sort of agreement. i hope.

i can tell you something though. there's none of this bullsh!t in the rockabilly "scene" regarding rockabilly music being too fast or too slow. they just want to dance. we might not know as many moves and study the "dance" like the lindy hoppers do, but at least we don't have to deal with silly nonsense like BPM's or hollywood vs. savoy.

any thoughts????.......

paul13 wrote:man, i thought lindy hoppers didn't like the rockabilly crowd or the music. now i see that you don't even like each other.

We'd have to be all in the same group to not like "each other" ... if you know what I mean.

so you're all fine when you're apart, but when you're together in a group.....look out !!!!

i'm not sure i understand totally.

There is no hollywood v. savoy anymore, for one thing.

no hollywood vs. savoy anymore??

good!!!

i'm glad you guys finally sorted that out.

yedancer wrote:There is no hollywood v. savoy anymore, for one thing.

Tell that to the people in my scene... *sigh* they still try to make up style issues where they don't exist.

I even hear "that's a hollywood song" from time to time. UGH!@#$

"uh, no... it's Swing".

GemZombie wrote:

yedancer wrote:There is no hollywood v. savoy anymore, for one thing.

Tell that to the people in my scene... *sigh* they still try to make up style issues where they don't exist.

I even hear "that's a hollywood song" from time to time. UGH!@#$

"uh, no... it's Swing".

ehh...the white bread 40s pop stuff that made it to a lot of movies is what I'd think they are talking about. Specifically "Watch the Birdie" and other things of that ilk.

Drew wrote:

GemZombie wrote:

yedancer wrote:There is no hollywood v. savoy anymore, for one thing.

Tell that to the people in my scene... *sigh* they still try to make up style issues where they don't exist.

I even hear "that's a hollywood song" from time to time. UGH!@#$

"uh, no... it's Swing".

ehh...the white bread 40s pop stuff that made it to a lot of movies is what I'd think they are talking about. Specifically "Watch the Birdie" and other things of that ilk.

You'd think so...

No, they treat anything over 160bpm as "Hollywood". Actually, it's only a few people I'm talking about, and they *are* getting better about it... If I only could convince them to just listen and dance rather than over label everything.

You know, I don't hate all of the "white bread 40's pop" myself. Some of it isn't so bad to listen to or even dance to. But like everything, it's gotta be in moderation.

Heh. I guess that makes sense, because people in LA only dance to fast big band music.