[atlantaprog] Re: music industry bongo

You know, I was thinking the same thing when I wrote that email.  Maybe
I can find another page that does something like this w/ java script and
copy it or something.  I don't know Java (or even javascript well
enough) to really write one on my own.  Maybe in perl or something...

AlexF/Brain21

> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:atlantaprog-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Veronica Hughes
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:22 PM
> To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [atlantaprog] music industry bongo
> 
> 
> 
> Hey, this is a great idea for a website.  Have some kind of 
> "engine" that will randomly create band descriptions from 
> these kinds of stock phrases. What do you want to bet that 
> someone will take this seriously and actually use it?
> 
> 
> >Ahh, but you can't judge based on that snippet, or can you?  
> :-) (being
> >facetious)
> >
> >Anyone ever played "Corporate Bingo"?  It's a bingo card 
> with a bunch 
> >of corporate and marketing BS terms like "Leverage" 
> "synergistic" etc. 
> >Someone at a meeting says these things and you mark your 
> card.  Get 5 
> >in a row and BINGO!  The above kinda looks like Music 
> Industry bingo.  
> >I swear someone should create a press-kit bingo card and have those 
> >terms "dynamic" "fresh" "guitar driven" etc.  I'm sure that 
> there are a 
> >few of these types of terms that I have used, but damn!...
> >
> >3 lines and I still have no clue as to what they are about. :-)
> >
> >No offense to the band Candy From Strangers or anything.  They are 
> >doing the same things that millions of bands do, and that the music 
> >industry marketers do as well.  I would like to see something more 
> >descriptive and original from a band.
> >
> >I liked Kurt Cobain's description of Nirvana: "it's the 
> Knack and the 
> >Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black 
> Sabbath."  Not 
> >a pretty picture, but a memorable one!
> >
> >Anyway, I seem to have to comment on EVERYTHING lately, so there you 
> >go!
> >:-)
> >
> >Alex F/Brain21
> >
> >
> >
> 
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