Ralph is very formulaic when he puts people down. He makes a list of what they can't do.
There was madlizziecornish who thoroughly deserves opprobrium because of her damaging disruption and harm heaped on artists' careers.
Then there was mad dog Bonzo Stephen Doo Da Giles, roundly and rightly condemned for his serial music pirating activities.
But then Ralph woke up one morning and decided he didn't like me either after all.
So he tells you all about some of the stuff I don't or can't do any longer (actually a source of great sadness to me) but forgets to include my achievements in writing and production.
Ah well, but the Mudcat list isn't all that interested.
He's hopped and landed in the camp that worships that particularly English trait that glories in the cult of amateurishness and anyone-can-do-it.
Talk about taking a giant hop backwards.
Sidmouth used to be where you did what you thought you couldn't, where you met and learned from the hallowed giants.
Now the waxing theme is "inclusiveness" which sounds horribly like "GEFFism Rules".
Not a route to go down in rescuing what remains of our traditions from the clutches of the Smooth Operators' MOR mush.
The quote of if elitism = excellence, long live elitism isn't really mine entirely but was co-invented with a Sidmouth stalwart and member of one of the top ceilidh bands in the land.
I know there are many others who feel equally as passionately.
It's hard to fathom why everyone doesn't.