From hammond.b3@verizon.net Wed Dec 21 07:39:29 2005
Subject:Re: B3 Player magazine

Keyboard magazine does not send posts to any listing with a reference to buy
the magazine. I've received no less than six posts pushing the content of
this mag. I don't want it. If you want to discuss an articel that's one
thing but to send e/m regarding how great it is and we should all
subscribe-then that's out of line.
Chuck

> Alan beat me to it, but I wanted to say WTF? to that post as well.
> That is hardly spam, by any measure. For a reality check, the
> proprietor has hardly been all over the forums about this
> project...one post with the initial announcement in November, and one
> announcing the fact that [in responce to criticism on the lists] some
> of the content could be sampled free before buying. He did not engage
> in any discussion that followed. Alan, himself a print journalist,
> also having been one of the first to offer criticism of the price and
> busness model, having taken the time to meet with Dr Joho, and sampled
> the product, was reporting back his pleasure in the end product. Just
> one post (unless you count the two other posts on the very sucessful
> yahoo group organ-ized, that Alan founded and runs quite nicely!)
>
> If we're not going to talk about magazines, I could stand to not hear
> any more about Keyboard Magazine, either :-)
>
> Since we are discussing it, and disclaimers seem to be required, I
> must disclose that I also do not yet subscribe, and think the price to
> be a little high, but I'm sure that doesnt even begin to cover the
> costs and time put into it. This is a niche in a niche market, and
> while Wired Magazine is only $10 a year, you can bet they're getting
> money from somewhere...
> I do plan to at least try an issue, and am especially excited if OF
> becomes a regular contributor.
>
> Greg
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Lenhoff" wrote:
> >
> > Chuck:
> >
> > That was my first post about B3 Player on this site, and it will
> > also be my last post on that topic.
> >
> > But the vast majority of the posts on this site are about a wide
> > variety of commercial products (clones, amps, powered speakers,
> > mixers, stands, preamps, etc.) that are of interest to clone
> > players. So why would a post about a publication focused exclusively
> > on buying, maintaining and playing organs and clones be
> > considered "spam?"
> >
> > I'm sure there are many products discussed repeatedly on this site
> > that you have chosen not to purchase, but that doesn't mean those
> > discussions are somehow out of line.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "chuck" wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the tip but I'd rather not keep getting e-mails about
> > this
> > > magazine. I'm aware of the magazine and choose not to subscribe
> > so let's
> > > not send anymore spam relating to this magazine.
> > > Chuck
> > > Dallas
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alan Lenhoff"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:06 PM
> > > Subject: [CWSG] B3 Player magazine
> > >
> > > (X-posted to Hammond Zone)
> > >
> > > Just wanted to put in a little plug for B3 Player, the new web-
> > zine,
> > > http://b3player.com/.
> > >
> > > The first issue was great - a really nice mix of "how to play it"
> > > articles (with music and Mp3 and MIDI files), reviews of clone
> > > equipment, excellent transcriptions, Hammond tech info, and
> > articles
> > > on comping and building bass lines. The playing instructional
> > > pieces are aimed at a wide audience - from beginners to advanced
> > > players. With Tony Monaco, Bill Brown and Harvey Olsen serving as
> > > consultants, the talent certainly is there.
> > >
> > > Last week, I had a chance to spend a couple hours with Josiah
> > > Hoskins (Dr. Joho), the editor/publisher of B3 Player. This is
> > truly
> > > a labor of love. He has put an enormous amount of time into this
> > > project (which competes for his time with a demanding day job, his
> > > family and his gigging) and a good deal of money, too. He is doing
> > > things "the right way," too, paying publishers for the rights to
> > > tunes he transcribes and the photos he uses. (If fact, he told me a
> > > story about spending days trying to track down who owned the rights
> > > to a particular deceased artist's song, finally reaching his
> > > widow.) That may not impress you, but in this Internet age, the
> > > temptation to simply rip-off copyright holders is great, and
> > happens
> > > all the time. But how can you create a music magazine without
> > > showing respect for great artists and what they've created?
> > >
> > > I don't know how many times I've heard people complain that there
> > is
> > > no magazine that serves our interests. Well, now there is, and we
> > > can either support it, or wonder where it went a few years from
> > > now. Have a look for yourself.
> > >
> > > (By the way, I have no relationship with this magazine. I'd just
> > > like to see it attract enough readers to help Josiah keep it
> > going.)
> > >
> > > Alan Lenhoff
> > >
> > > To unsubscribe, send email to: CloneWheel-
> > unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> >
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