From: sdaniels@gorge.net   
      
   On Sat, 14 May 2005 10:31:41 -0500, against all advice, something   
   compelled Larry Huntley , to say:   
      
   >Knowleman stepped up to the podium, tapped the forlorn-looking SM57, asked   
   >"Is this thing on?" and, in alt.music.bluegrass, message   
   >news:c04ca9e8.0502161624.75afe9b1@posting.google.com, prounounced:   
      
   I can't find the original article in my news spool, so am   
   piggybacking onto Larry's post.   
      
      
      
   >> The reason for this is because we regard ourselves as relatively well   
   >> informed Europeans and as such, have some serious concerns about the   
   >> culture within the american states with which bluegrass is naturally   
   >> associated. We dislike George Bush and his politics   
   >> we dislike racism   
   >> and we dislike religious fundamentalism in any form, whether it be   
   >> islamic from the middle east or evangelical christian from the   
   >> central/southern states of the USA. We believe all of these things are   
   >> bad news for the planet and for the future of our kids.   
      
   Folk music in general, and bluegrass in particular are genres   
   attractive to the most liberal of our citizens.  Not to say that   
   there are no Christian conservative people that like it, but in   
   general folkies are pretty liberal.   
      
   But you know what?  If you're going to reject a form of music   
   that you've grown to appreciate because you might not like some   
   of the people (whom you've never met, by the by) that also like   
   it, then give it up.  Quit listening.  You'll hurt no one, and   
   that precious Self Righteous Feeling you get by denying yourself   
   something you've come to enjoy will be so worth it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)