{"id":1100,"date":"2007-12-27T00:14:16","date_gmt":"2007-12-27T05:14:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-12-27T00:19:16","modified_gmt":"2007-12-27T00:19:16","slug":"rock-town-hall-reflections-voices-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-town-hall-reflections-voices-carry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Town Hall Reflections: Voices Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I&#8217;d like to take a few minutes to reflect on the <strong>voices<\/strong> that have made Rock Town Hall interesting and fun over the past year.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nZ5Gzclz7xA?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As you know, any monkey with a keyboard and an Internet connection can throw up a <strong>blog<\/strong> and spout off on whatever subject he or she would like you to believe matters. Fair enough. We do this every day. However, it&#8217;s not so much how <strong>right<\/strong> we are that matters as it is whether we&#8217;ve built a foundation on which to bullshit. Who among Townspeople who&#8217;ve launched a <strong>Main Stage<\/strong> has not felt the disappointment of a seemingly <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=one_of_these_things_doesn_t_belong&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=one_of_these_things_doesn_t_belong&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">surefire conversation starter that went nowhere<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Other times a self-described <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=will_somebody_please_call_bullshit_on_ab&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=will_somebody_please_call_bullshit_on_ab&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">&#8220;hit and run&#8221; post<\/a><\/strong> on a busy day leads to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=will_somebody_please_call_bullshit_on_ab&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c7925\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=will_somebody_please_call_bullshit_on_ab&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c7925\">fruitful, unexpectedly passionate banter<\/a><\/strong> of the sort most of us don&#8217;t get out of coworkers and other everyday squares, <em>maaaannnnn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it&#8217;s the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=rock_s_greatest_disappointment&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c3963\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=rock_s_greatest_disappointment&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c3963\">beyond-our-wildest-dreams comments<\/a><\/strong> that make this place worth my time and effort.<!--more--> Obviously our regulars are following and building off the Comments for hot threads, but I wonder what lurkers in the Hall read. Do they just read the Main Stage pieces, or do they quietly drill down into the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=winner_rock&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c8833\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=winner_rock&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c8833\">nitty gritty<\/a><\/strong> of a post&#8217;s Comments? Why do I address these lurkers in the third person: <em>Do you?<\/em> If you don&#8217;t, you may be missing <strong>voices<\/strong> in Rock Town Hall that frequently <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=the_beach_boys_lemglove_youl_emg_do_you_&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c3477\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=the_beach_boys_lemglove_youl_emg_do_you_&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c3477\">outshine<\/a><\/strong> the usual blowhards willing to lay it all out for the blog aggregators and casual browsers.<\/p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NO9BSwo0zlk?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>A number of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=critical_upgrade_lemgde_la_soul_is_deadl&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=critical_upgrade_lemgde_la_soul_is_deadl&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">bloggers who do their own thing<\/a><\/strong> have stepped forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=survivor_rodney_anonymous_on_humor_and_m&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=survivor_rodney_anonymous_on_humor_and_m&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">by invitation<\/a><\/strong> or when the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=dvd_review_my_weekend_with_tom&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=dvd_review_my_weekend_with_tom&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">spirit calls<\/a><\/strong> to make a particular case that may not be heard elsewhere. We love these contributions and appreciate folks&#8217; sharing their time and thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>How &#8217;bout how cool it is when a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=a_living_document_styx&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=a_living_document_styx&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">new voice<\/a><\/strong> appears in the Hall and starts making <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=showdown_goats_head_soup_vs_some_girls&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c8474\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=showdown_goats_head_soup_vs_some_girls&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1#c8474\">his<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=title_19&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php?title=title_19&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\">her<\/a><\/strong> mark on our daily jam sessions? Love it!<\/p>\n<p>To conserve time &#8211; yours and mine &#8211; I&#8217;m leaving a lot of you out of my year-end <em>Mad Props<\/em>, but don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m not aware of having left links to some of your finest contributions out of this post. Here&#8217;s to the coming year of spirited, intelligent, <strong>interactive<\/strong> rock banter!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Coming soon:<\/strong> Rock Town Hall interviews and the shocking story behind our most visited post!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I&#8217;d like to take a few minutes to reflect on the voices that have made Rock Town Hall interesting and fun over the past year. 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