''What New The Mysterious Is This?'' - Music Chat Thread [Archived] • Page 1187

It happened in the frozen tundra of Kansas City yesterday:

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/white-sox-royals-game-postponed-by-cold-snow-in-forecast-040118

 

Same county gave a black woman 5 years for filling out a provisional ballot trying to vote when she wasn't allowed to.

 

Dialogues is one of the best songs of the year for me so far.

 

whoops, sorry! I was reading 2fast2furious.

Let me know your thoughts after!

 

All Papa John's in Rochester abruptly close

Hopefully the beginning of the end for this shitty company

 

"Shut up" - people who actually are overweight

 

I would like to take a few moments to address the incident that spiraled out of control yesterday, as I feel it is a dialogue that needs to happen.

Yesterday, some of my posts in the past over my few years here at Chorus were called into question by some users and it became a rather unsettling incident in this thread and a few others. As many of you know who know me well, I try to be positive and I genuinely care about this website and the people on it, and no post that I make ever is intended for ill will and in malice. But they were wrong, point blank.

That being said, I am human. A handful of my posts in the past may not have been thought out well, or could have been worded differently, or just were made at a time that it was not the time to be sarcastic or joke, or were in fact just plain wrong to say. I am sort of a sensitive, non confrontational person and when these type of situations whether I am involved or not come to light, I have a tendency to either shut down completely and emotionally or lash out instead of trying to start a dialogue and realize what could have been done to avoid the problem in the first place. I would be a fool to say that I have never been guilty of posting before I think, or of making a bad joke in a time in was inappropriate, or saying something I didn’t realize was wrong but in truth was. I never wish to offend anyone, cause any bad feelings, or leave a sour taste in anyone's mouth. I care about people, all people, and I love it when people are happy and the mood is good so of course I never try to cause any situations like the ones that unfolded here. I, like most of you I am sure, come to chorus for friends and to discuss music; and in reflection I need to learn to think before I speak sometimes, or think how what I am saying, even if there was no bad intentions, can be perceived by some. I may not agree with the way things were brought to my attention, and in a perfect world that sort of thing would have been handled calmly and privately; but that also is one of my faults that I am naïve sometimes when it comes to attending to matters at hand. Not everything can be pleasant, and not everything can go civilly. Instead of lashing out or shutting down, I should learn to assess what is being said and move forward.

I would like to leave the mistakes of the past there, in the past, and move forward. So, if I have ever said anything that has offended someone, or upset you; I am truly sorry and want to advance from these errors. I am sorry that yesterday bubbled over into threads where people come to have fun and just talk. Some of my past posts could have been worded better, or conveyed my thoughts better, or just not been made because they were flat out wrong; and it was wrong for me to make those posts. Yes, I don't agree with the attacking that transpired here, even if it didn't involve me I don't think that's the way to create a good dialogue, but I would be stupid to ignore what people were trying to say and just say they were wrong. I need to learn to fix problems that are my own, not just for the benefit of chorus as a community but for myself. I never mean to harm or offend anyone, but I must address if something I say is perceived in a manner that does. I need to learn to not let my emotions overtake me when these type of situations come up.

So again, if anything I have ever posted has offended anyone, come off as a form of racism (Which is a problem in our country and not one that I am ok with), or has been disrespectful, I am truly sorry. I love everyone on here, I have made some good friends here, and I truly hope that going forward this issue can stop popping up and that the slate can be wiped clean for everyone involved. That is what I would like to see, and I hope that those from yesterday who were clearly taking offense to things I may have stupidly thought were OK in the past will take this olive branch as a chance to move forward and leave misgivings where they lie. I love my friends here, and I care about you all.


Kevin

 

QFFT

 

this come off more as a passive aggressive ego massage than anything. i think its important that this is seen by people in this thread and i think its important for you to understand that im trying to help you here so dont fly off the handle.

i think you need to understand that your posts arent just percieved as racist, but they actually were racist. im not saying you yourself are a racist, i am saying that you should probably own up to what you said instead of trying to cover it up as your emotions getting out of hand or as just "dumb jokes". its cruical that you understand these things and what youre actually trying to apologize for. no one "attacked" you or anyone else in here without prior escalation so dont die on that hill.

this whole "i love everyone on here" rings hollow given what we've seen you post before, especially behind peoples backs, and that is another thing that needs to be worked on.

but hey, most people wouldnt even think twice about this so kudos for trying to start a dialogue and be thoughtful about it. its a step forward i suppose, which is a good thing

 

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i edited it a bit.

My bottom line is I do want to move past this and I am sorry for any past posts. I made posts that were wrong, whatever the reason I made them. I can’t take them back, all I can do and want to do is move forward. Advance from them, be better because of them. I will say though that I do genuinely care about the people here, that is one of the many reasons I am trying to become better from my past mistakes.

All I can promise is that I’ll try to do better as a person.

 

This sounds super cool.

 

Nice!

The other pre-order option looks pretty intriguing too...

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That artwork kinda makes me think of Cecil Frena

 

Damn it. I wish I would've seen this before I ordered!

 

Reminds me of Rozwell Kid

 

Order again!

 

Definitely!

 

I guess when I say it reminds me of Cecil Frena's artwork I mean specifically the artwork for Unknow Yourself (aka cwhit's avatar)

 

Called Rare Bird Books and they were fantastic. They cancelled my order and I was able to order again, getting the $35 version!

 

Today was a good day for Larry

 

Strong customer service keeps you in business.

 

Strong friendship is important too!

Thanks for the heads up @bachna84 !

 

It’s the least I could do!

 

You are his hero of the day