Comments on: Unsophisticated, but Enthusiastic – Scenes from Fall Arts Goggle 2009

By: Think before You Write: A Cautionary Tale «

Think before You Write: A Cautionary Tale « — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:28:28 +0000

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By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:32:07 +0000

Hey, cruel to be kind. Keep it up, Kevin.

By: Doug Black

Doug Black — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:31:55 +0000

Good times, good times, despite the rain. Not enough pedicab riders, though.

By: chronotopist

chronotopist — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:14:00 +0000

Love the pictures!

What treatment is that? I am interested in the picture of the Turkish Cafe with the Alfa Romeo in front especially.

By: Nola Cherie'

Nola Cherie' — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:45:24 +0000

I applaud your calling out the ST on this. I was an Arts Goggle participant and enjoyed it greatly, and shame on them for missing the boat on this great event.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:08:53 +0000

Watch out Tarrant County local arts organizations. With the ST’s shared content philosophy most of their Arts reviews will come from the Dallas Morning News moving forward. Fair and balanced arts reviews are a thing of the past for ST. However, I imagine if you spend enough ad money with them you may be able to sway their Edit. Don’t you think Mr. Wortel?

By: Kevin Buchanan

Kevin Buchanan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:31 +0000

I have to disagree – they deserve to be called out for this, and it might as well be us to do it. No “inferiority complex” needed. The S-T gets away with a lot of lameness, and I think it’s helpful to jab a stick back at them every once in a while.

I know it’s not the “Fort Worth Way,” but the Fort Worth Way rarely results in anything getting accomplished. We need the S-T to be better, because they’ve got the money and the reach that neither this blog nor the Weekly will likely ever have. I have no illusions about the level of exposure that S-T properties get versus us. It’s just the simple reality of the world. Because of that, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect better of them in terms of local event/arts coverage.

And if it takes the occasional dose of acidic vitriol to express that, so be it. I’m happy to oblige every once in a while.

By: bhudson

bhudson — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:05:27 +0000

You should just ignore them, Kevin. Inferiority-complex stances are very unbecoming (and more importantly, completely non-productive). Just keep working hard. Don’t ever ask for respect, or belittle people who didn’t give it to you. You’ll never ever get it that way no matter how deserved.

I had a great time, by the way.