Comments on: Farm Aid Announces Its First Ever NYC Lineup

By: Hidden Track » Briefly: A Farm Aid Special on Incoherence

Hidden Track » Briefly: A Farm Aid Special on Incoherence — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:50:08 +0000

[...] Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews, Farm Aid announced today. The unique musical collaboration will add to the stellar lineup at Farm Aid 2007…the organization’s first New York concert [...]

By: fluffhead

fluffhead — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:48:52 +0000

All morons must register at Moron.com before using the internet… HA (Ace - check that site out) Its funny!

By: Neddy

Neddy — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:00:55 +0000

When is Google gonna come up with a way to weed out flippin’ morons from the internet?

By: alex

alex — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:56:52 +0000

I think he meant “That’s a pretty solid fucking lineup [full of white people]“

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:53:12 +0000

well…maybe i’m the idiot. What did you mean, then? I understand what i think you were attempting to say (which is more a critique of a particular style of music), but to express approval/disapproval of anything based on race alone is unsavory. I’m not calling you a racist, but suggesting that you consider how you might come across when you say such things. Ironically, i, too, would prefer a line-up of musicians which do not feature any hip-hop, but would’ve expressed that sentiment in a way that could not be misconstrued as a racist comment.

By: Ace Cowboy

Ace Cowboy — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:38:48 +0000

I’m gonna steal a line from fictional chief of staff Leo McGarry: “Boy did you read that wrong.” You think I’d publish that I’m happy there are no black people there? Yikes. That’s, um, wow. I don’t even know how to respond to that.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:35:29 +0000

I just think that the way in which you chose to express yourself was somewhat crass, as if to say that the absence of black people or black artists equates a day of good music. Race, I don’t think, was even necessary to bring into the discussion…why not express your distaste for a genre of music, such as “…thankfully there are no hip-hop acts playing, which is not my thing, etc.” rather than be smitten with the fact that there are no black people present on stage, or (which I think can be inferred from your phrasing) among those in the crowd?

I fully understand the juxtaposition of the Rock the Bells festival with Farm-Aid, Oliver…just not diggin’ the diction.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:25:07 +0000

I think Marc just missed the juxtaposition with Rock the Bells which was largely (for those missing their frontal lobe) [full of black people]. Uh oh. You’re an idiot and now I’m a racist.

By: Ace Cowboy

Ace Cowboy — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:19:36 +0000

I am generally considered an idiot…but in this case, i don’t see it. Please explain. I’m dead serious — lay out your argument for my idiocy on this issue.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:10:41 +0000

“that’s a pretty solid fucking lineup [full of white people]”

You’re an idiot…bad enough to think it, but publish it, too?!