Re: ERIC CLAPTON, KATE, ART & EXPLOITATION

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<< >>>... you have obviously not experienced
<< >>much suffering (or you stuff it and deny the pain) and while you may be
<< >>ignorantly blissful for it, it's probably also the reason you are so
shallow.
<< 
<< That is pretty darned unfair to say about someone you don't know --
<< especially when all he's done is disparage a song and a performer you
<< happen to like! -- and arguably out of bounds for the polite discourse we
<< should all be enjoying in this group.  Don can be harsh and judgemental in
<< his opinions, and enjoys fights (uh, I mean, "spirited exchanges of
<< opinion") but he is not shallow, nor is he personally abusive to the
people
<< he argues with.  Give him a chance and you might just be surprised.
<< >>

Thank you for pointing that out to me.  I apologize sincerely.  I wrote that
when my feathers were still a bit ruffled from the comments that seemed to me
to be quite insensitive and shallow.  Naturally, I should not have attacked
Dongerous's character.  As you say, I too, am unfortunately prone to enjoy
"spirited exchanges of opinion" on occasion...and unfortunately most of those
occasions occur only after I have not thoroughly thought through my reactions
and formed an appropriate response.  Dongerous....you are my fellow
Love-Hound and if you were sitting here, I'd pass you a peace-pipe and hope
you'd receive it.  

I still disagree with your opinions regarding Clapton, however!   But
hey....it's diversity that makes the world go around, isn't it? >:-}

~~~Samantha