From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V8 #35 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Thursday, March 2 2006 Volume 08 : Number 035 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] arguments and songs ["Norman Johnson" ] Re: [RS] arguments and songs ["Chris Foxwell" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:04:21 -0500 From: "Norman Johnson" Subject: [RS] arguments and songs Chris wrote: >> I'm not sure there's too much more to be said here. Richard has had his say, and that's that. How that influences a given person's interpretation of the song...well, that's for that person to figure out. << Agreed, that it is for each person to figure out-- but it is interesting seeing how different fans of Richard's work see the same song differently. I think that is the fun part. >> I guess we could move to the larger issue of authorial intent and control, but I'd bow out of that. It's a rather tired debate, with little to be gained, in my opinion.<< I guess we could even go meta and discuss what is to be gained by such discussions. ;) Norman ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 01:52:31 -0500 From: "Chris Foxwell" Subject: Re: [RS] arguments and songs On 3/2/06, Norman Johnson wrote: > > > Agreed, that it is for each person to figure out-- but it is interesting > seeing how different fans of Richard's work see the same song differently. > I > think that is the fun part. Definitely. It'd be fun to have a listserv poll or something, "one couple vs. two couples". >> I guess we could move to the larger issue of authorial intent and > control, but I'd bow out of that. It's a rather tired debate, with little > to be gained, in my opinion.<< > > I guess we could even go meta and discuss what is to be gained by such > discussions. ;) I'll see your meta, and raise you an inter. ;) - --Chris - -- "We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love. I imagine the fish out of water is the only fish to have an inkling of water." - --J.R.R. Tolkien ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V8 #35 **********************************