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<div>Jeff just called. <again!> He's put me to task replying to Fred the Mouse's blather (albeit intelligent blather - unlike Lydia's chopped up English blather). I think I'm going to have to ask Mr. Durst for an increase in my salary.
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<div>I must confirm that nastiness toward Mr. Durst is what brought him out of retirement. He states that he's lost interest in most things PSB (yet remains privy to the rarest of releases and maintains his position as a member of the Pethead elite), but couldn't resist the obvious clamouring for his return. People get what they ask for. <shrugs fuzzy shoulders>
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<div>In regard to Dr. Studer, Jeff Durst has issued the following (AND FINAL) statement relating to his longtime friend:</div>
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<div>"In my many years online, I have yet to meet anybody as genuine as Wayne Studer. I have the greatest possible respect for him as a person and he is, with great certainty, one of only two Petheads I would consider a "friend." Our online dynamic is not a matter for others to scrutinise or question. Think of me, or the character I present, however you please - everybody here knows that the opinion of the online PSB community is as significant to me as a pitcher of warm piss. However, I must stress that my being a frequent contributor to Dr. Studer's site should be immaterial when it comes to your opinions of him or enjoying his very worthwhile, informative website. This is no longer a matter for discussion."
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<div>He went on to say:</div>
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<div>"Fred Maus is back to his "Durst causes pain" line of crap. You'd think that somebody with as much knowledge of music as he would have a different tune by now (then again, I've read some of those yawn-fest papers he's written). What's said online should be taken with a grain of salt. When people experience genuine pain as a result of something like a mailing list, then they've got some serious problems and need to toughen up. Fred the Mouse says that "it's best not to care too much, emotionally." He's right. So why isn't he following his own advice and placing so much stock in all of this supposed "pain" I've caused. Has anybody been hurt through my words or actions? No. Grow up Maus - start acting like a credit to Oxford, not Antioch."
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<div>Heil Durst!</div><span class="sg">
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 24/08/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Fred Maus</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:fem2x@virginia.edu" target="_blank">fem2x@virginia.edu</a>> wrote:
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Oy, we roused him, didn't we. I have better things to do than ponder<br>this guy's nastiness, and I liked Intro better (a little) when it was
<br>dull rather than offensive. But there's one great thing I learned from<br>Durst. It's best not to care too much, emotionally, about an<br>essentially unmoderated list, because it can go bad so badly. Save your
<br>energy.<br><br>I also admire Studer's site, a lot, and the intense personal energy that<br>sustains it. But I am intrigued, not in a wholly positive way, that<br>Studer wishes to rise to the defense of someone whose cruelty has caused
<br>pain. Are such attitudes compatible, in some subtle way, with the<br>messages of PSB songs? Or, as I would like to think, perhaps<br>sentimentally, not?<br><br>Fred<br></blockquote></div></span></div>