tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398283562752570856.post3409854572430230224..comments2023-09-19T05:03:19.109-07:00Comments on Scelata: Ah, the anonymous letter of complaint...Scelatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674226359189392827noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398283562752570856.post-44150425200039645832008-12-02T20:05:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:05:00.000-08:00No, no, no, Sir Monocle,no anger whatsoever.But, ...No, no, no, Sir Monocle,no anger whatsoever.<BR/>But, "you should be shot"??!?@?#?$?%???<BR/>Really?<BR/>I'll stop complaining....<BR/>(Oh, and my boss does not agree that the relevance of the text, its similarity to that of the proper's text outranks "that's a song we all like, here!")<BR/><BR/>Gavin, I will admit this in a combox, I want to ask my boss, my pastor -- why should his "I like this tune/I don't like this tune" be of any more interest to me than the preferences of the cafeteria lady's?<BR/>Nor can I seem to convince the Dread LitCom that I don't "like" a good portion of what I program, that that is not relevant, nor is their likes and dislikes.<BR/><BR/>(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)Scelatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674226359189392827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398283562752570856.post-76154481260024467742008-12-02T19:41:00.000-08:002008-12-02T19:41:00.000-08:00No, not everyone is going to like everything - so ...<I>No, not everyone is going to like everything - so give me a reason that your likes & dislikes should carry more weight than anyone else's likes & dislikes?</I><BR/><BR/>This is SO SIMPLE and yet no one gets it!! Everytime I get a complaint, I just want to ask "who are you, and why should I care what you want?" I HAVE however replied in the past "I'd love to do that, but the Pope says I can't, and he outranks you. Sorry."Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876735704508443889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398283562752570856.post-81649602202822068292008-12-02T12:51:00.001-08:002008-12-02T12:51:00.001-08:00Great one!I've heard everything from "you should b...Great one!<BR/><BR/>I've heard everything from "you should be shot" to "we should sing 'Amazing Grace' every Sunday". An old teacher told me that when it comes to hymns, they should be chosen by TEXT not TUNE. So, when I receive complaints on my choice of hymns, I always say, "I choose this hymn because the TEXT "... ... ... "refers to today's Gospel (first reading, or what have you). <BR/><BR/>That usually quiets them down a bit. <BR/><BR/>Also - I do hope you're not too angry over my last ramapage. Sorry about that. That priest touched a sensitive nerve.George Tarasukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474832347398929633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398283562752570856.post-10624324812471062832008-12-02T12:51:00.000-08:002008-12-02T12:51:00.000-08:00Great one!I've heard everything from "you should b...Great one!<BR/><BR/>I've heard everything from "you should be shot" to "we should sing 'Amazing Grace' every Sunday". An old teacher told me that when it comes to hymns, they should be chosen by TEXT not TUNE. So, when I receive complaints on my choice of hymns, I always say, "I choose this hymn because the TEXT "... ... ... "refers to today's Gospel (first reading, or what have you). <BR/><BR/>That usually quiets them down a bit. <BR/><BR/>Also - I do hope you're not too angry over my last ramapage. Sorry about that. That priest touched a sensitive nerve.George Tarasukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474832347398929633noreply@blogger.com