An Idea
Since there are four members in the CMC, how about we dial it down a bit and try to make it more stress free. I am throwing out the idea of sending out a cd every other month. For example, if member JOE BLOW sends out a cd at the beginning of the month he can give a write up like he normally does with his thoughts and comments . Everyone else has two months to focus on that cd and to comment.
Here is what I am thinking in regaurds to comments. Once JOE BLOW sends out his cd, other members can make comments to the cd whenever. Instead of writing up a huge comment on every song at one time, our write ups will merge into one through a series of comments. Similar to the Reform is Needed? post. It will be more of a discussion that might take different turns and make crazy twists. For example, On the thrid song I really got into the awesome guitar solo......Someone might chime in with a comment about that also and then take it a different direction with another track. The idea is to take the weight of getting comments out, and to make it more of a discussion about the songs and the album over two months time. If we finish commenting in that first month then we have a whole month to just listen to the music before another member sends his out.
Is this too much retoric? Does it make sense? Open to ideas.
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Sorry about the spelling and grammar. I am gone on Thursday and I wanted to quickly get my thoughts down before they disappeared.
Here he goes again! If you don't watch it, there's gonna be two guys left in the CMC by August!
tee hee
If I may offer a suggestion as one who no longer has a "vested interest," as it were.
Fuck the months.
Send out the CDs when it's your turn. When the last man has commented, AND when the "creator" has responded to everyone, then it's the next guy's turn. If it takes 2 months, bully. If it takes 6 months, fine. Then the guy who feels too busy (like me), or getting burned out (like me), has a chance to move at his own speed and doesn't feel like he's about to get "looped." Low pressure. Continues through to the Rapture.
Our friend Clog needs to free himself from the lesson plan, and just let things flow. Let them blossom. Let them grow.
Fine. If that's what everyone wants then at least we agree to head in some kind of direction.
What I am hearing so far is that people like the comments rather than the discussion aspect.
I am interested in hearing what MT and Steve have to say.
I'm all for keeping it a free-flowing thing. I think we'll find, with the deadlines lifted, we'll be more active and thoughtful, seeking out the next thing each of us has to offer.
Call it the Netflix Effect.
T-Clog in charge! Turning the CMC into a graveyard, one member at a time. T-Clog is one crazy mother-fucker that's for sure - he is the self-appointed CMC Czar...
OK - enough funning with Mr. Amazing Male Attributes - specifically his gorgeous and gigantic dog balls - how it would be to lay with the dandelions waiting for just one drop of sweat
There are so many things in our respective lives that require deadlines and schedules and other items of bullshit required for reality - why not allow this club to exist without the need for all that - let it be a place for fantasy - imagine all the people living for today - NOT for a set of comments with a looming due date
Is this acceptable to T-Clog?
Can Dan come back to the table - nobody will think less of him and I'm pretty sure everybody would be glad and better off for it.
...do you...
do you...really mean it?
I'd be...hmm...I guess...
willing to give it one more try...
The deadlines-lifted thing sure does tantalize my OWN balls...
It would be OK to think less of me, too.
well then - that settles it
Dan is back in
now where's your freakin' disc!!!
kidding
Good lord - peace in the middle east would be easier.
I'm game! Deadlines lifted and the CMC continues at full strength.
Now on to peace in the middle east.
CMC deadlines were a defeatist policy, anyway.
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