GlassmenBtone Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 23 minutes ago, George Dixon said: I love it (not) when someone thinks they get to define "their taste" as "good taste" and other's taste as "horrible taste" Guess what? The world doesn't work that way! Just fyi this is the same logic art snobs use when they put a toilet in an art gallery. My point is that good taste isnt as subjective as you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, George Dixon said: I love it (not) when someone thinks they get to define "their taste" as "good taste" and other's taste as "horrible taste" Guess what? The world doesn't work that way! Here's the thing, and I have said this a zillion times, but those on the "i don't like where it is" camp can't won't answer: If you don't like it, why do you still pay for it? Why do you still follow it? Several years ago, I just got tired of the NBA. All of it. So, I stopped watching it. I stopped reading about it. I stopped spending any money on it. I wasn't a fan of when amplification first came out, and I stopped spending money on DCI. I went to two shows only to see former students because they asked me to. Something happened...I started liking it again. So I started going and paying again. I have never understood how taking the time and energy to go online and continue to complain about changes has ever done one thing to get DCI to change their stance on any change. Why did they release recaps again? Because A) their own people gamed the system and B), their stated reasons for doing it, aka blaming the judges for being recap followers blew up in their face. Not one complaint online influenced their decision. Just like a fan driven petition to ban amplification and electronics didn't influence their decision. That the enormous outcry of displeasure with Indy in the beginning didn't influence their decision. Bb brass. You name it, NOTHING complained about online has gotten DCI to turn back the hands of time. Edited February 19, 2019 by Jeff Ream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Just now, Jeff Ream said: Here's the thing, and I have said this a zillion times, but those on the "i don't like where it is" camp can't won't answer: If you don't like it, why do you still pay for it? Why do you still follow it? Several years ago, I just got tired of the NBA. All of it. So, I stopped watching it. I stopped reading about it. I stopped spending any money on it. I wasn't a fan of when amplification first came out, and I stopped spending money on DCI. I went to two shows only to see former students because they asked me to. Something happened...I started liking it again. So I started going and paying again. I have never understood how taking the time and energy to go online and continue to complain about changes has ever done one thing to get DCI to change their stance on any change. Why did they release recaps again? Because they say A) their own people gamed the system and B), their stated reasons for doing it, aka blaming the judges for being recap followers blew up in their face. Not one complaint online influenced their decision. Just like a fan driven petition to bane amplification and electronics didn't influence their decision. That the enormous outcry of displeasure with Indy in the beginning didn't influence their decision. Bb brass. You name it, NOTHING complained about online has gotten DCI to turn back the hands of time. because there are many who think much more of their own opinion than the rest of the activity does ( I'm sure with some it was always like that ) and think if they say it enough something will change.. BUT you're right...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, GlassmenBtone said: Just fyi this is the same logic art snobs use when they put a toilet in an art gallery. My point is that good taste isnt as subjective as you think What makes your opinions about art superior to others who hold different opinions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, GlassmenBtone said: Just fyi this is the same logic art snobs use when they put a toilet in an art gallery. My point is that good taste isnt as subjective as you think logic isn't subjective... dwell on that for a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassmenBtone Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Stu said: What makes your opinions about art superior to others who hold different opinions? Nothing. This is a free country afterall and if you want to hold prole-tier opinions about art then by all means go ahead just dont drag the rest of us down with you Judgments of beauty are neither subjective nor arbitrary, and are a necessary part of practical reasoning in any attempt to harmonise our activities and ways of life with those of our neighbours Edited February 19, 2019 by GlassmenBtone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, GlassmenBtone said: Just fyi this is the same logic art snobs use when they put a toilet in an art gallery. My point is that good taste isnt as subjective as you think Just fyi, since DCI stopped trying to cater to the next generation and the older generations, attendance started going back up again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassmenBtone Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Terri Schehr said: Taste is subjective. I enjoy going to the Art Institute of Chicago. I appreciate most of the exhibits but one time on a visit, there was an exhibit of photos taken while on horseback. It looked like a bunch of blurry pictures to me but I’m sure someone loved it. I urge you to watch the documentary "Why beauty matters" by Roger Scruton. Art and music have been under attack for decades. This is why you dont understand what you are seeing when you visit the Art Institute of Chicago. I am fairly sure that modern "art" is nothing more than a money laundering scheme. Edited February 19, 2019 by GlassmenBtone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 10 hours ago, Jeff Ream said: that's Maxwell Field in Wildwood Last season, the PA system there had been refurbished and was working great. For my final year working that show. Go figure. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jeff Ream said: Just fyi, since DCI stopped trying to cater to the next generation and the older generations, attendance started going back up again and corps participation - in the 90s you couldn't scrape a full hornline together until mid June unless you were top 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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