tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post217095823960720359..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: A solo showDave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-8304570205413078602008-05-09T12:14:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:14:00.000-04:00As always, I appreciate your comments, Frank, thou...As always, I appreciate your comments, Frank, though I think you've read something into this change that I did not intend. The issues are more administrative than cultural or interpersonal. As I said, people perceived this as Style's blog -- an understandable perception given the authors. But for it to really be Style's blog, it would need to dovetail with Style's hard-copy presense. I have been kinda-sorta trying to do this -- holding off on significant commentary on a show for instance until a review showed up in Style, for instance. But to really do it, I would need to be a little more deligent than I am willing to be, becoming more of an editor rather than just a blogger, and also be sensitive to issues that I don't have ultimate control over, like when a review shows up in print. I still plan to be senstive to the potential conflicts between my online contributions and the stuff that shows up in Style, but having to be solely accountable versus severally accountable (to use the legal term) is much easier in terms of the very limited time I have to devote to this blog.<BR/><BR/>And Anon, I did encourage Mary to set up her own site if she wanted to and, if she chooses to do so, I'll put a link to it here.Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-80762199984842251072008-05-09T10:41:00.000-04:002008-05-09T10:41:00.000-04:00An unfortunate side effect of our overly political...An unfortunate side effect of our overly politically correct, hyper-sensitive American culture is the slow death of respectful candor in dialogue. An exchange of ideas with a willingness to listen is bludgeoned either by a fear of offending or, at the other end of the spectrum, a tendency to shout down the opposing thought. <BR/><BR/>We often read more into others' comments than we should rather than accept them at face value - always looking for the hidden agenda. Personally I never saw anything beyond this experiment than to include another voice, another opinion; theatre reviews and theatre commentary in local publications is severely limited, and so much of us want more. Sad to know that you must restrict that, Dave, due to misperceptions, and yet sadder still to know those wrong minded ideas are so very prevalent that you must exercise such caution.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to more spirited discussions herein on our theatre scene, and glad to know Mary will still be in our community to help promote Richmond's artistic growth.Frank Creasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302762603707230845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-44709958560850744262008-05-09T09:40:00.000-04:002008-05-09T09:40:00.000-04:00Hopefully you encouraged her to create her own blo...Hopefully you encouraged her to create her own blog? The more the merrier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com