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...I always say what I want to, then quickly throw a blanket of diplomacy over it...
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...Dear Mr. Kinney,...There seems to be a fair amount of fans who feel Stevie is very removed from her fans and question whether she evens writes the very short answers to her Q. & A...
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Thanks for posting. I am curious...how many would you consider a "fair amount?" |
BtflChild-I thought "fair amount" seemed an accurate assessment. If you have an exact number I can be more specific next time. Also, thanks for pointing out that I am consistent, i.e. digging out the quote about being diplomatically blunt and then following it up with an example.
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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD
I personally would not want Ms.Nicks to send auto-responses ( Bruce Almighty) to the 5000+ "ask stevies", and appreciate that as available she brightens the smiles of those she has answered. I also appreciate the special notes/letters she writes/shares and John posts for all to enjoy.
IMO A "fan" expecting more from her than her music and NOT hoping that she enjoys her life spending her time as she wishes is  |
I simply thought an auto response might brighten the smiles of
everyone who sends a question, not just those whose questions get answered. I have no expectations, simply suggestions on how to help fans who take the time to write feel acknowledged. Nothing would brighten my Colgate smile more than knowing Stevie is spending her time as she wishes. And with my suggestions she might wish to spend her time dictating changing responses to her e-fan-mail. Who knows?
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I know, it gave me more faith, too. After our initial correspondence, I e-mailed back asking permission to post his reply, which I (again very politely) received. Now I'm shrinking in a corner hoping he doesn't read the "3 retarded questions..." thread, or more specifically my response to that thread...
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I can understand why you would feel uncomfortable with the idea of Stevie and/or John reading that, but I just think it's brilliant. I laughed out loud when I read it because it is very obviously sarcastic, yet there is a genuine sentiment of admiration for Stevie as an artist behind that sarcasm. I like how you see her as a real person with just as many flaws as the rest of us but love her just the same. I know that shouldn't be so difficult, but there are so many people out there who think she's truly some kind of goddess we cannot touch. This will be even more cliche than the rest of my post, but I like how that post was very real. Sure, there are more interesting terms out there than "real," but I felt that one summed it up.
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Thank you very much for that! I'm glad is doesn't just make me sound like a sarcastic a**hole! I'm glad you feel that way because that is really how I feel. It's almost like -in some twisted way- because we spend so much time talking about Fleetwood Mac and wanting to know everything little thing about them, that in some way we do almost know them. So therefore they are almost like family: we can love them but give them necessary ribbing from time to time!
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I wrote the Nicksfix w/ some suggestions and received a very thoughtful response.
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I just wanted to say thank you for following up and sending out a letter to Nicksfix. We could keep the thread going for ages and just spun our wheels but you took the the next step and actually asked what was going on over there (Why didn't I think of that?) So thumbs up for getting to the bottom of it. |
Sometimes we all miss the obvious, huh?