Comments on: Good Morning, Gokey Fans! 3/8 Discussion

By: bosman

bosman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:50:34 +0000

Betty, I agree, but the problem is that only standardized grammar is considered good grammar. It is very confining and quite misleading. It hardens human relations. There are certainly varying degrees grammatical errors under that standardized canon. And there is the aspect of sociolinguistic, where a departure from the standardized, grammatically proper form is not only expected, but highly encouraged. That’s how the language, in part, evolves.

Danny’s “gooder and gooder” adage is the proof that Danny cannot and will not be confined by man-made standardizations. It is a sign of a true artist – never be confined by standards, be they grammatical, music or any other.

Thank you for raising this up.

So I do agree with you that in certain social classes people must speak standardized grammar, but the artists, musicians in particular, must not be confined by that generally accepted standard. They must do all that it takes to stand out and speaking outside grammatical cannon is one of the ways of standing out.

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:36:43 +0000

Good grammar in my home growing up was considered very important. When a mistake was made, we were corrected.

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:34:12 +0000

If Danny can speak better, he would do better in interviews. Good grammar commands respect. I love Danny either way and am just sayin’

By: Danielle Lundy

Danielle Lundy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:22:18 +0000

Looks like everyone’s gone to bed. Well, just wanted to say decues and looking forward to seeing how Danny’s first week sales are later on today! Bye, y’all <3

By: Billie

Billie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:18:05 +0000

Rowansmom, holy moley!!! Those pic you posted were awesome!
Thx

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:40:13 +0000

Good night Pam!

By: pjgvet

pjgvet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:38:57 +0000

Danny is #6 overall on the itunes chart and #2 country (Lady A took back its spot). Checked when I did one last rating.

No more news from HDD, I guess.

Good night

By: Ellen B.

Ellen B. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:38:51 +0000

I’m not too worried, Josie, just a little sad. Hopefully Danny will put the naysaying into perspective with that “tidal wave of love.”

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:35:56 +0000

I will work on burying that thread on DGO in a minute.

Ellen, I haven’t listened to that yet but I would guess that he just feels DONE with that old stuff. He has been remarkably patient with a lot of different things I think, but I guess sometimes enough is enough. I wish he didn’t have to worry about that either, but the good thing is, he is mostly getting a tidal wave of love from people. It’s kind of like, every silver lining has a little cloud.

By: Ellen B.

Ellen B. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:30:44 +0000

Yes, Josie, the anonymity of the Internet allows people to let their baser side take over. I’m sure some of the folks are young, but I’ve seen posts by so-called-adults too. I am also convinced that at least a few folks have mental problems or personality disorders. (The latter are highly resistant to treatment.) At least we can be reasonably sure that most of these folks aren’t posting from prison, as prison access to computers is severely limited. But I will say that a lot of folks in prison have personality disorders.

By: Ellen B.

Ellen B. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:21:44 +0000

I listened to the Chicago interview, where the DJs wanted to play the tape of Danny’s interview last year when he said that he wanted to make a soul/Latin album. The DJs were friendly enough; I don’t think they meant any harm. But I think that Danny, whether through the internet or otherwise, is very aware of the hate-tards and naysayers out there. And his knowledge is current (not stuff from when he was on AI), so he is keeping his finger on the pulse. I don’t think he otherwise would have reacted as he did to friendly DJs, or asked Jannikas to let us know about the reviews on iTunes. Maybe Danny needs to know what is being said about him, but it’s sad that he’s aware of all the you-know-what out there. I don’t think the DJs held anything against Danny, although it’s possible some listeners (esp. nonfans) might have gotten a negative impression.

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:14:22 +0000

Pam, I’m glad the iTunes thing is working. I have never done this “fan” thing before, they ought to issue operating procedure manuals or something. Ah well, every day is an adventure.

Cindy, it is indeed strange. I think there is a combination of factors. I think some of it is due to immaturity or other limitations and getting swept away by mob mentality. Something like an Idolatry episode that was particularly vicious and cynical could strike the match. I think normal people would tend to feel shame after something like that, so they have a motivation to keep reinforcing to each other that their target really was a bad guy. That accounts for a lot of it, I think. Then there’s also the factor that I think that the internet makes it easier for people with personality disorders to play their tricks. That’s part of it too. I’m just glad that it’s not as much of a factor as it used to be. There are probably quite a few people who feel jealous of Danny, but not that many that really believe that he isn’t a good person, I don’t think. Of course, there are some to whom it doesn’t matter whether he is or not, they’ve got their own agendas.

By: pjgvet

pjgvet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:12:05 +0000

Cindy, I joined you in replying to that hater over on DGO. I love how they just show up now, sigh

By: Ellen B.

Ellen B. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:31 +0000

Milgokey fan, hope everything will work out for both Keith and Kris. KU has some interesting and unexpected opening acts!

By: pjgvet

pjgvet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:45:27 +0000

Steph, the security guard told us that in the context of insisting that he place the wristband on us and not hand it to us (her kids were coming later, and they were only giving out so many wristbands).

He told us that the ads for the wristbands showed up on line BEFORE the concert; so not sure if it was a scam; or if someone who was connected had access beforehand. I guess they knew enough to know there would be wristbands, lol.