Well, I was gonna post about lots of things, halfway down, but now have mostly lost interest ....

It looks to me as an amateur, that Martin (as one who has publicly boasted about just how much support he gets for 'saying it like it is') now has his drugs working for him... I was disappointed that he thinks that writing is so easy that he posts to a literary challenge thread without taking any care to check spelling, grammar, etc. Would he enjoy so casually tossing off his music without such relative amounts of care? I'll leave that line about what else he ...

Martin shoots from the hip - without much intellectual response, and for a time it was nothing but "potty mouth" - with no intellectual content exceeding that of a teenager. Sadly those who don't live their intellectual life that way, eventually may find it boring and leave, leaving only those who appreciate having him in charge of the manger. The whole point of human intellectual existence is to increase, and not go downward, but there are those who have to justify their lack of capability (and unwillingness to work hard to progress) by doing all they can, which is just to denigrate.

Martin claims to have contributed significantly to the music part of this forum. I have looked at the large number of his posts, and not found any. Can someone please post some links to those contributions, as I am always ready to learn, especially from someone who is self acclaimed to be a 'forty year expert' (I haven't found anybody else say they know who he is and praise his expertise). The music is why I came here in the first place.

Funnily enough I used to enjoy a place where folk music was played live, but there was also a 'smokers room' (I don't smoke) that I used to hang out in because of the stimulating conversation that wasn't always just on music. Since the legislation preventing smoking in public places, that stopped, and I get bored sitting down all night just listening to other people make music (I too can play CD's or radio if I just want to listen passively) - I can cope with being involved for much longer periods, but very much miss the stimulating conversation.

I do enjoy the stimulating conversations (and the silly stuff) here at mudcat as well, but people like Martin whose level of intellectual stimulation and repartee can't rise above 'ya mudder's mustache' ... well to misquote someone above - If the Foo Shits...

Robin