Friday Five 2003 09 19

Friday Five for today:

1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why? - I don't have a single favorite. I like lots of music and lots of singers. I also hate lots, too.


2. What one singer/musician can you not stand? Why? - Celine Dion. She does have talent, but I wish she'd use it for good, rather than sing that putrid crap she sings. Crap. Crap crap crap. Blecch.
3. If your favorite singer wasn't in the music business, do you think you would still like him/her as a person? - I doubt it.
4. Have you been to any concerts? If yes, who put on the best show? - Best show I ever went to was the first time I saw Dr Hook in concert. Although Supertramp was a close second, and Meatloaf not far behind.
5. What are your thoughts on downloading free music online vs. purchasing albums? Do you feel the RIAA is right in its pursuit to stop people from dowloading free music? - I think I've ranted on this before - CDs are expensive. I have mp3s. I also own, in one form or another, every song I have in mp3 format. I don't have any CDs that are less than 10 years old. The RIAA is right to try to protect itself, but has been completely and totally wrong in its methods. It should have embraced the new technology, instead of stomping on it and the people who use it. I hereby decree that all members of the RIAA shall be forced to listen to the music of Demis Roussos¹. In its entirety. Through all eternity.

¹I hope there are few who truly appreciate what a terrible curse that is. My brother once described the singing of Demis Roussos as "the braying of an asthmatic donkey".