tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post2727532889131396152..comments2024-03-28T13:45:40.907-07:00Comments on Cruise Ship Drummer!: Micheal Shrieve on WhiplashTodd Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-57965312946292574642018-10-16T09:51:22.448-07:002018-10-16T09:51:22.448-07:00I have run afoul- so to speak- of the avian subspe...I have run afoul- so to speak- of the avian subspecies particularists. A prickly faction. This could get ugly. Todd Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-23868865932744656722018-10-16T05:05:05.655-07:002018-10-16T05:05:05.655-07:00Should that not be Waterfowl behaviour Todd?...Jus...Should that not be Waterfowl behaviour Todd?...Just playing Devils Advocate..keith haldanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773138174142450063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-43273796458075166342015-01-15T15:22:49.385-08:002015-01-15T15:22:49.385-08:00Hi Lisa- Thanks for commenting. I hadn't seen ...Hi Lisa- Thanks for commenting. I hadn't seen the interview with Thomas, so I wasn't being selective in not linking to him. I don't know anything about him, so I don't have any reason to trust his judgment of the movie's accuracy. Little of what he says <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/12/02/drummers-relatively-upbeat-about-the-film-whiplash&view=comments" rel="nofollow">in that interview</a> speaks well of his knowledge of jazz and college-level jazz education, frankly. I'm not judging him, I just don't have any basis to trust his opinions. Peter Erskine, Michael Shrieve, and George Colligan, who I did link to... well, they are known experts, and their opinions are authoritative. <br /><br />I have made it clear that I haven't seen the movie, and that my discussion of it is based on the clips, photos, press, and what others have said about it. And though, if you reread my comments, I haven't actually said a hell of a lot about the movie, everything I <i>have</i> seen of it looks like a joke— at least as far as it's accuracy in re: its subject matter is concerned. Like, it doesn't take an ornithologist too much exposure to tell if Daffy Duck is an accurate representation of avian behavior. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for visiting— I will see the film and give it a fair review when it comes to a second run theater, or becomes available on video. tbTodd Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814005635510193577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587725.post-37731473266629994042015-01-15T14:28:53.407-08:002015-01-15T14:28:53.407-08:00Just curious, why did you not link the Stranger...Just curious, why did you not link the Stranger's interview with Pat Thomas, who liked the movie and specifically said that Kid MIllions' criticism was "speaking out of ignorance?"<br /><br />It just seems like you've posted a lot about this movie you haven't even seen yet, but are strangely selective about what you are linking to. It's almost like you are confirming a literally ignorant viewpoint that you've already set your mind to.Lisa Clarksonnoreply@blogger.com