MKMOT/50 Days of HATE- Day 17 (September 28, 2012)

Whew! That was exhausting. And by that, I mean exhilarating. I expected backlash, and got all that I bargained for, yet a surprising amount of support as well. You guys are way smarter than you look smell let on to be. I'm overflowing with debilitating genital herpes pride.

I said a mouthful in the comments, but let me reiterate one thing. The central premise behind each and every one of these is the same- my ears HATE the sound. Other factors compound the HATE and make for some interesting talking points, but the sensory aspect of music as the primary source of positive or negative reaction should not be a hard concept to grasp. There is no formula. The food analogy that I often cite is a good one. Two of my favorite songs, I mean A++ stuff for me, are this and this. What do they have in common? Nothing more than fresh mushrooms have in common with muffulettas, other than pure animal enjoyment. It's all sensory, man. Simple and plain.

With my penchant to encourage dissent, I understand that my words will be dissected. But let's keep it reasonable. When I say I "don't like a style of music", it doesn't mean that all works contained in it will end up on my HATE list. The variety shown in the last 16 posts should make that clear. But it shouldn't be considered outrageous to make such a statement. Put it this way, if I were in a record store, and I saw the "Potato Folk Rock" section, I would never set foot within its boundaries. It simply holds no interest for me. I can say the same for "Ska". Why should this be any more controversial than steering clear of the "Romance" section in the book store, or the "Animated Shorts" in the old-timey video store, or the "Middle Eastern" aisle at the supermarket? (*note- I love Middle Eastern food, but hopefully you get my drift). If someone cares to comb the entire catalog of an entire category of anything to find a single exception to invalidate a fairly tame blanket statement, I suppose it can almost always be done. But why bother, especially when the category cannot even be clearly framed within definite parameters? Besides, no one bothered to object when I made a similar statement about whatever category these assholes fall in. If you care to, I'm still listening.

Well, with all that said regarding yesterday, I'm mailing it in with an un-debatable tonight. So, as always, feel free to discuss anything else you may see fit.

Baby, I HATE it. It's open.

MKMOT (July 21-22, 2012)

Well, that was better.

It's amazing how perspective is everything. For example, what one might consider "pantsless", another might call "rockin' the pork pie hat."

You see, on this here balog, "engaging" the Guy Whos can be a good thing. We don't play by the same rules as that site we like to talk about, nor do we aspire to. We are unapologetically comment-driven. We write a few sentences, add some tuneage, and let you go to work, if you so choose. When a Guy Who comes along and says something stupid, more times than not, we're going to give a less stupid non-Guy Who the chance to refute it. If an interesting, semi-intelligent, and most importantly, readable discussion is the result, which it usually is, then the right call was made. Remember, we can delete any comment. There's a reason that we very rarely do. You all seem to respond well to controversy. We know what you guys come here for. We know what we're doing.

Not all balogs are the same. The occasional disapproving stare be damned, this will remain a silly little place to vent, at least where my vision is concerned. I hope you continue to use it as such. Even on the weekends, when you're not here for me, I'm here for you. It's open.

MKMOT (June 26, 2012)

PowWOW!

You know what I love about the new system over there? The part about how it created the need for a forum in which the bossman LINKED OUR LITTLE BALOG! As a result, pageviews over here shot through the roof, which led to an equally dramatic spike in my profit sharing account, which in turn bolstered my collection of toys/figurines to a level I never thought possible. This is all I ever wanted.

You know what else I love about it? No, seriously, do you? I can't really think of anything.

But if sacrificing some entertainment value and readability over there leads to an increase in the same over here, that's a trade that I guess I can live with. Mostly because of the toys/figurines.

I'll be playing with them while you generate pageviews below. I recognize your value, even if I know damn well that everyone comes here for the stories. Set it to balog view, "show all" and party like it's yesterday underneath this song you won't listen to. It's open.