Let me start of by saying that I personally am not truly offended no matter what anyone says. Let me then address this discussion this way.

I like you Sir Eddie, and think in general your a good dude. I enjoy watching you slowly pursue your dreams and goals of writing a full album of material, I also wish you the very best in this path. I also don't think you mean any harm, you are just expressing your personal views, something that is a free right to do.

As far as expressing those views, I have to say that you need to recognize that you do come over as having a denigrating tone at times(as if tone is available in written form) a couple examples as BobbyFlatPicker mentioned suggesting someone is "not a musician" because they like or play or cover or whatever, and it is not your cup of tea. That is okay to share your views, but it is how you say things that gives these perceptions. Or "I think things are stupid that other people don't. Big Time Rasslin', watching guys drive in a circle in really fast cars, ...... But of they enjoy those things, by all means do them. I prefer REAL sports. I prefer drag racing where the mechanical aspect of building those engines is at an elevated level." here is a simple view stated, but look closely at the method of the view, Drag racing is not as stupid to watch than Nascar because it is a REAL Sport! and they have an elevated mechanical engine design. Really so Nascar engines are not designed to ring out 3 times the horsepoer and drive highly designed custom made cars at higher and higher speeds where sometimes at close to 200 mph they are separated by an inch or two. Pretty elevated i might say. Now don't get me wrong, I am not an offended Nascar fan. I never watch toe sport, but some here might, and might think only idiots watch drag racing i mean really 1/4 mile and rebuild, 1/4 mile and rebuild. seems like a lame event to some maybe.

I think that many of us including me can learn to maybe just use a little more thought as to how we express our views, and do so in a way that acknowledges others, and shares our views rather than just calls another's views/endeavors/goals/dreams, whatever as being of lesser value, or worth. Maybe just a comment like i used to play in a cover band, but personally grew tired of that so I chose not to work privately on some original material that is close to my heart. I hope some of you like it whaen it is done, rather than i never do or listen to cover work, cause folks that do that stuff are talent-less hacks that are not real musicians. Hmmm Anyway to all a good day, and especially to Eddie, i wish you well my friend.

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