[mplpost] Those CanCon playlists
V. Cormier
val.cormier@3web.net
Sun Oct 6 17:32:04 2002
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Must be the changing of the seasons: Jerry Falwell goes off on another =
rant, as does our own Mr. Flohil... Why are we never treated to such =
outbursts on postcard2, Richard? ;-)
Vic Bell throws out a number of 400 DJ's who submit playlists to =
folkdj-l. I believe this is the total number of folks who have *ever* =
contributed a playlist to folkdj-l since its inception. Scanning the =
archives, I see that Harry Bryan's 'non-Canadian' playlists that he =
counts number in the 100-120 range per week, on average. So Maurice =
Hogue's count of 121 regularly contributing DJ's sounds closer to =
accurate to me. Of these, only a portion (60%, he claims) are counted =
by Richard Gillman, who compiles his own monthly stats on folkdj-l. =
(his computer program only captures lists that use a consistent format =
from week to week)
If we can extrapolate anything, it might be that most playlist =
contributors to folkdj-l are: 1) detail-oriented; and 2) probably fast =
typists (why would one go through the exercise on a weekly basis, =
otherwise?). As a Virgo and former high-school typing champ, I plead =
guilty on both counts. Caveat emptor to anyone who takes our playlists =
as being a representative sample..
If Richard, like myself, fails to see the utility of such lists beyond =
some ego-gratification for those who make the cut, I invite him to join =
me in making liberal use of the 'delete' button. =20
Regards,
Val Cormier
My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Richard Flohil" <rflohil@sympatico.ca>
To: <maplepost@icomm.ca>
Sent: October 2, 2002 5:48 PM
Subject: [mplpost] Those CanCon playlists
> Vic's latest summary of the playing of Canadian music in the U.S. is=20
> instructive - but utterly useless as any kind of reasonable guide to=20
> airplay.
> Please don't take this as a knock against a lovely man and an=20
> excellent singer, but if one extrapolates from this that Enoch Kent=20
> gets more airplay in the U.S. than Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen,=20
> Fred Eaglesmith, Natalie McMaster, Keelo, Ian Tyson (with or without=20
> Sylvia), Kate & Anna, or even Lynn Miles, they must be nuts.
> And given that, what on earth is the POINT of these=20
> inaccurate "charts"? Obviously, the folk who supply playlists to=20
> the folk-dj list serve are anything but typical, and this compilation=20
> of useless figures - which obviously takes Harry Bryan all sorts of=20
> time to compile - means absolutely nothing at all.
> Meanwhile, did Enoch have a new record or something?
>=20
> Richard
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<DIV>Must be the changing of the seasons: Jerry Falwell goes off =
on=20
another rant, as does our own Mr. Flohil... Why are we never =
treated to=20
such outbursts on postcard2, Richard? ;-)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Vic Bell throws out a number of 400 DJ's who submit playlists =
to=20
folkdj-l. I believe this is the total number of folks =
who have=20
*ever* contributed a playlist to folkdj-l since its inception. =
Scanning=20
the archives, I see that Harry Bryan's 'non-Canadian' playlists that he =
counts=20
number in the 100-120 range per week, on average. So Maurice =
Hogue's=20
count of 121 regularly contributing DJ's sounds closer to =
accurate to=20
me. Of these, only a portion (60%, he claims) are counted =
by Richard=20
Gillman, who compiles his own monthly stats on folkdj-l. (his =
computer=20
program only captures lists that use a consistent format from week to=20
week)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>If we can extrapolate anything, it might be that most playlist =
contributors=20
to folkdj-l are: 1) detail-oriented; and 2) probably fast typists (why =
would one=20
go through the exercise on a weekly basis, otherwise?). As a Virgo =
and=20
former high-school typing champ, I plead guilty on both counts. =
<EM>Caveat=20
emptor </EM>to anyone who takes our playlists as being a representative=20
sample..</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>If Richard, like myself, fails to see the utility of such lists =
beyond some=20
ego-gratification for those who make the cut, I invite him to join me in =
making=20
liberal use of the 'delete' button. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Val Cormier</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My idea of an agreeable person is a person who =
agrees with=20
me.<BR>-- Benjamin Disraeli</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: =
"Richard=20
Flohil" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:rflohil@sympatico.ca">rflohil@sympatico.ca</A>><BR>To: =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:maplepost@icomm.ca">maplepost@icomm.ca</A>><BR>Sent: =
October 2,=20
2002 5:48 PM<BR>Subject: [mplpost] Those CanCon =
playlists<BR><BR><BR>> Vic's=20
latest summary of the playing of Canadian music in the U.S. is <BR>>=20
instructive - but utterly useless as any kind of reasonable guide to =
<BR>>=20
airplay.<BR>> Please don't take this as a knock against a lovely man =
and an=20
<BR>> excellent singer, but if one extrapolates from this that Enoch =
Kent=20
<BR>> gets more airplay in the U.S. than Bruce Cockburn, Leonard =
Cohen,=20
<BR>> Fred Eaglesmith, Natalie McMaster, Keelo, Ian Tyson (with or =
without=20
<BR>> Sylvia), Kate & Anna, or even Lynn Miles, they must be=20
nuts.<BR>> And given that, what on earth is the POINT of these =
<BR>>=20
inaccurate "charts"? Obviously, the folk who supply =
playlists to=20
<BR>> the folk-dj list serve are anything but typical, and this =
compilation=20
<BR>> of useless figures - which obviously takes Harry Bryan all =
sorts of=20
<BR>> time to compile - means absolutely nothing at all.<BR>> =
Meanwhile,=20
did Enoch have a new record or something?<BR>> <BR>>=20
Richard<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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