Sunday, June 6, 2010

Hey Folks...


I just wanted to share a quick thought or two before I get sucked back into real-world responsibilities...

First off, THANK YOU! Quite a few of you folks are stopping in, which sort of surprised me as I've kept my URL sort of low-key so far. I've gotten some decent emails from a couple of you and I've enjoyed the exchanges.

I'll be doing a whole "What I'm Up To" post at a later date. For now let's just say that the blues are what I'm about. If I wasn't blogging about them, it'd only be hours before I started talking to the trees and rocks about the tunes. It has happened.

I'm not likely to start whining for comments. I appreciate them, don't get me wrong, but I've been hanging out in blogworld for a while now and I hold no delusions about them. Given the amount of traffic these sites get, and how few comments are ever left, I knew the score long before I ever decided to follow through. This site's a labor of love for me and I do like that quite a few of you are stopping in repeatedly. So say 'hi" if you wish. The fire's always lit.

Check this out, though: today a fellow music blogger down-loaded 9 of the files I've posted so far...and didn't leave a whisper of thank-you.

Anyone want to bet on how long it will be before they start appearing on his blog?


Peace, Mudcatz
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  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    Unfortunately I think you'll find that most people won't bother to take the time to even say thanks. And remember that you have a whole bunch of folks who don't understand or speak much English.
    Keep the faith!

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  2. mudcatzJune 7, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    Thanks, Silent Way. I totally agree--and I don't even find it necessarily discouraging because, as I said, I knew the score going in and I'm good with that. The part that got a burr under my saddle blanket is it's looking like another blogger spent yesterday DL'ing a bunch of stuff here to (I'm assuming) stock his own blog.
    I don't mind sharing a bit--it's here for folks to dig on and spread around--but that just struck me as rude, you know?

    It's all good. Sun's out and I'll be digging on the Luther Allison gig you re-posted last night. Thanks again for that!

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  3. Hard Luck ChildJune 14, 2010 at 8:16 AM

    Hello, kind sir! I hope I was not the person who downloaded 9 albums and didn't say thank you. Sometimes I forget that these sites are run by people, even though I run one myself. My Blues addiction might sometimes make me appear anti-social.

    You seem to know a great deal about this music; much more so than anyone my age. I'm assuming that you were on the scene in the '60s during the "rediscovery"/Blues revival period.

    Keep up the excellent work!

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  4. sawyerJuly 11, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    Missed the wolf's birthday, but reminded by you am celebrating by listening to no-one else for the rest of the evening. I was priviliged to see him (I think in '64) twice in the same day in London at the afb fest. Mighty.

    thank you.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    Benn on your post for hours, Cannot thank you enough for sharing....Supurb

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  6. mudcatzJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Thanks so much for your comments, guys! I actually almost deleted this post because it rather strikes me as "whiney." I wasn't actually fishing for comments with this one so much as I was a bit dismayed that another blogger would go on a such a spree, then be completely ungrateful about it. I think I've grown up a little bit since last June. It's all good. I blog about the blues because it is my obsession.

    Thanks for your comments!

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