Gauging expectations of how Līve operate Options

[JonSnow]

I've seen a lot of talk about how Līve handled the reunion news and how they handled Chris Shinn's departure. Līve obviously are a part of society and are beneficiaries of the technological conveniences we've all grown accustomed to. We expect news to arrive to us fast as soon as it takes place. So when we found out how long ago this decision had been made maybe some were put off by that.

Līve didn't grow up in the social media age. While the guys have all embraced social media, the function of Līve has always been one of stretches of silence. And they have always made odd choices here and there. So in the grand scheme of things the way they handled the reunion and Chris' departure should probably be seen as par for the course.

#SomethingToPonder

[Pingfah]

And that sounds an awful lot like what we've been hearing/seeing from this guy. So I'll concede my earlier statement. Getting back to what the original post said, sometimes we do expect to know things as soon as possible given that we are so much ensconced in the digital age and social media. I'm not implying that you said anything wrong at all so please don't misconstrue that as a dig against you. The other thing that is lost with all this typing/texting/social media is the loss of context. A simple message is now being interpreted as rude when in reality, the intention could have been anything but. Now when you go on a forum and imply someone doesn't have balls or say someone is an ungrateful piece of shit, well context might not be necessary.

I wasn't offended by CT (more embarrassed really to be scolded by one of my most admired guitarists ) and he actually quickly apologised for calling me whiny. He seems like a nice guy who just forgot where he was for a moment, it was pretty innocuous compared to what we are talking happening here.

Bill got me tickets and front row for Shinn's debut so for that I am very grateful. He just seems to go off on major rants and crosses the line to get his point across.

Exactly what I mean, I don't doubt he's a decent bloke in real life, we're all guilty of acting like asses on the internet I am SURE, but people actually connected to the band should steer well clear if they can't control themselves, as the assumption will always be that they speak for the band, even if that isn't the case and they don't claim as much.

[Possum Kingdom]

I wasn't offended by CT (more embarrassed really to be scolded by one of my most admired guitarists ) and he actually quickly apologised for calling me whiny. He seems like a nice guy who just forgot where he was for a moment, it was pretty innocuous compared to what we are talking happening here.
Exactly what I mean, I don't doubt he's a decent bloke in real life, we're all guilty of acting like asses on the internet I am SURE, but people actually connected to the band should steer well clear if they can't control themselves, as the assumption will always be that they speak for the band, even if that isn't the case and they don't claim as much.

Pat posted a picture of an amp yesterday so I'm fairly certain I will start whining in the near future and demand to hear a clip of the new music (if any exists).