Heavenly Call
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You evidently didn't spend much time on the Chicago Powerfest forum.
Truth.
You evidently didn't spend much time on the Chicago Powerfest forum.
Okay. I've known Bob for years. I used to get pissed at him all the time (bordering on intense dislike initially), but over the years I've learned to understand the guy.
I honestly think Bob's getting chewed out unfairly on here. At first he merely made an opinion about using the weight loss article to promote the band. I totally see where he's coming from. It's good you lost weight Nina, but for this to be a way to promote a band just seems weird to me as well. There should be another way to go about it. I don't think what he said was honestly that bad. He's a brutally honest guy, but if you actually reread his initial comment it was in no way malicious, just pointing out that the band shouldn't have been mentioned, while also talking about the sensationalism that journalists get obsessed with sometimes.
He has a right to his opinion, but I think he was unfairly ganged up on for a mild criticism. As a result, he blew up the issue more just like you did. If you're a musician and a voice for a band, you need to be able to take it and understand the point of view of what he said. He also isn't the only one to question why the band was brought up.
...you were taking offense from the CNN.com forum and not realizing why.
That's me with the Painkiller rule of no recent bands, not Nina.
P.S. Jasonic....put the gun down...it was a joke...relax.....easy....easy.....note the emoticon....
If you're curious about why I brought up my band, that's why. It's my job, as the front-man, to make us known.
No, I realized exactly why.
I think what you don't realize is that, as the voice of the band, I brought up my band because that's who I am. If I didn't, it would be stupid. If a huge news station wants to tell my story, why wouldn't I bring up the fact that I'm a musician? If I were a mother, would I not bring up the fact that I'm a mother?
It's difficult to get your band out there. If I didn't take every opportunity to tell people who I am and what we do, we wouldn't get nearly as much publicity as we've gotten within the past few days. If you're curious about why I brought up my band, that's why. It's my job, as the front-man, to make us known.
And it worked! So why bitch about it? Because I did it in an article about how much weight I lost? Come on, now. You know if some dude in a country music band lost a shit ton of weight and CNN talked about it, nobody would care. You guys care, for some reason, and I don't understand the reason.
The point is, I got us on national news for something. That something was losing and keeping weight off, but it was something. We're keeping the people I brought with our music, and that is super cool.
Plus, tomorrow they're gonna practically advertise us for free on the most listened to radio station in the entire Washington DC area.
When was the last time you heard about a heavy metal show on news radio?
It isnt the job as a front person to constantly talk about the band. If this was a "personal story". It should have stayed about that.
Look at Bob telling the woman how things should be.
Look at Bob telling the woman how things should be.
Heavy metal is my life. If I hadn't mentioned my band, it wouldn't have been a personal story. Half of the reason I've stayed in shape is because of my band, and you think I shouldn't talk about it because....?
Because why, exactly?
I think you just don't like seeing me get ahead, regardless of the hows or whys, and that's kind of sad.
Seriously, what did anyone ever do to you to make you so bitter?
See you say it is your life but you are then trying to sell something.
Man, as many times as you've mentioned me using my body, and you wonder why I think you have a crush on me?
It's not like I'm posing in my underwear, dude. I wear jeans and a t-shirt and you still think I'm so hot that I'm using my hot body to sell CDs.
I mean, whatever you say, I'm not one to turn down a compliment!
I bring it up because you are the Queen of Contradiction. Like ModernWizardry said...you seem to be doing this all for the wrong reasons and are in it for superficial reasons.
I bring it up because you are the Queen of Contradiction. Like ModernWizardry said...you seem to be doing this all for the wrong reasons and are in it for superficial reasons.