Comments for A few words from Rob Mansfield http://www.robmansfield.net Life's a bit like this - my musings on the world Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The ultimate guide to using Boris bikes by rob http://www.robmansfield.net/2012/02/01/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-boris-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-4040 rob Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:04:01 +0000 http://www.robmansfield.net/?p=1169#comment-4040 Arf, arf, Ant :) Arf, arf, Ant :)

]]> Comment on The ultimate guide to using Boris bikes by @iglooant http://www.robmansfield.net/2012/02/01/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-boris-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-4037 @iglooant Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:01:51 +0000 http://www.robmansfield.net/?p=1169#comment-4037 You forgot to add - wear a helmet! You forgot to add – wear a helmet!

]]> Comment on The ultimate guide to using Boris bikes by Heidi White http://www.robmansfield.net/2012/02/01/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-boris-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Heidi White Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:59:17 +0000 http://www.robmansfield.net/?p=1169#comment-4036 Pedestrians can be dumb as rocks, that's for sure - but, where I live - cyclists act like everyone is watching out for them...as a driver of a car - I sure as heck do...but tourists, drunks and others may not. Be careful out there! Pedestrians can be dumb as rocks, that’s for sure – but, where I live – cyclists act like everyone is watching out for them…as a driver of a car – I sure as heck do…but tourists, drunks and others may not. Be careful out there!

]]> Comment on Will Gary Glitter ever get radio airplay again? by The Deluded Ganghouse http://www.robmansfield.net/2011/03/18/will-gary-glitter-ever-get-radio-airplay-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 The Deluded Ganghouse Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:07:51 +0000 http://www.robmansfield.net/?p=1046#comment-3727 Nearly all the offences you quote murder,domestic abuse etc , the general public will forgive ( Eastenders Leslie Grantham an example having murdered a taxi driver in an earlier life ) . In the case of Spector he produced songs for other artists so there would be no justifiable reason why songs performed by The Ronettes , The Righteous Brothers etc should not be played becuase the writer/producer on these records had committed a serious offence , that would be like not playing The Glitter Band`s own songs becuase they were guilty by association. Jerry Lee and Jacko similary are innocent of any charges whatever we may think of them. As I commented before there is however one offence the general public will not forgive and forget and that is paedophilia and in that regard I`m afraid I cant agree with your comment that `music exists quite separately from the person`. In the case of GG , he was such a larger than life character, his personalty , stage presence and his songs are one and for that reason he wont be played on radio again , in his lifetime anyway and whilst people wont hear the music of paedophiles on the tv or radio , nearly everyone has access to a computer and both Glitter & King`s music are widely available to buy on every music download site from which they derive royalties as performers and songwriters and their videos are widely available to view on youtube and elsewhere. So no-one has any excuse to complain they are deprived of GG & JK`s music do they ? Nearly all the offences you quote murder,domestic abuse etc , the general public will forgive ( Eastenders Leslie Grantham an example having murdered a taxi driver in an earlier life ) .
In the case of Spector he produced songs for other artists so there would be no justifiable reason why songs performed by The Ronettes , The Righteous Brothers etc should not be played becuase the writer/producer on these records had committed a serious offence , that would be like not playing The Glitter Band`s own songs becuase they were guilty by association. Jerry Lee and Jacko similary are innocent of any charges whatever we may think of them.
As I commented before there is however one offence the general public will not forgive and forget and that is paedophilia and in that regard I`m afraid I cant agree with your comment that `music exists quite separately from the person`. In the case of GG , he was such a larger than life character, his personalty , stage presence and his songs are one and for that reason he wont be played on radio again , in his lifetime anyway and whilst people wont hear the music of paedophiles on the tv or radio , nearly everyone has access to a computer and both Glitter & King`s music are widely available to buy on every music download site from which they derive royalties as performers and songwriters and their videos are widely available to view on youtube and elsewhere.
So no-one has any excuse to complain they are deprived of GG & JK`s music do they ?

]]> Comment on Will Gary Glitter ever get radio airplay again? by rob http://www.robmansfield.net/2011/03/18/will-gary-glitter-ever-get-radio-airplay-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 rob Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:57:15 +0000 http://www.robmansfield.net/?p=1046#comment-3725 You make some interesting points. The thing is, I make it quite clear that I don't condone Glitter's crimes. My point is that music exists quite separately from the person on the radio. Yes, some crimes are worse than others, but other artists who have been convicted haven't been treated in the same way. I still maintain that many of Glitter's hits from his heyday are still exceptional, but most people will never hear them, because of the current policy. You make some interesting points. The thing is, I make it quite clear that I don’t condone Glitter’s crimes. My point is that music exists quite separately from the person on the radio.

Yes, some crimes are worse than others, but other artists who have been convicted haven’t been treated in the same way.

I still maintain that many of Glitter’s hits from his heyday are still exceptional, but most people will never hear them, because of the current policy.

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