I, personally, absolutely agree with all of this.
John was a photographer "back in the day." Freelance, I believe. i.m.o he's taken some of the best pictures of Stevie, matter of fact.
Stevie chose John's site personally to be the Official Web Site. I have the impression she's very happy with him, at least as far as what little I've heard about it. Management, unfortunately, has
very strict control over it. So don't blame John, blame Stevie's management. They seem to keep him on a tight leash. "The Situation" would be even worse if it moved completely into management's hands, or those of Reprise Records, etc. Believe it or not, it's the most fan-friendly website I've ever seen. Just check out Madonna's or Britney Spears's, for comparison. Their
ONLY objective is to sell you More Stuff, and they do it in a very in-your-face, uncaring way. (i.m.o.) And also, with Ask Stevie (which is the only one of its kind that I'm aware of, personally) - she answers the questions she chooses to answer, when she chooses to answer them. If it moved into management's hands and still existed - which I doubt - nothing would change. So i.m.o.,
the fault is not John Kinney's, it's management's and - not to put her down - Stevie's.
From what I've seen, John actually goes far out of his way to help the fans feel a connection with Stevie, to give them accurate (and actual, Official) information, and to keep the site friendly and non-corporate - which it
will become once it gets into Reprise's hands. When that happens, we can all look forward to having a convenient online store to buy cd's from.
