Jay Farrar

Please don't take offense at this, but mstecker, are you as stupid as you come across in your posts? Are you just kidding? Please tell me you are. No one can really be the way you seem from your posts. Now why would I take offense at that? If you follow the thread, I'm the one that's been attacked ...

Prove ME wrong. Idiot. Dear Genius, It's clear that you have no idea what you're talking about, nor the slightest grasp of logic, rational argument or public relations, so I'll stop arguing with you. Enjoy the fake Son Volt. I won't. Then again it just might resonate at your level of intellect. Whe...

Sticky wrote:hmmmmm... I should probably just be quiet.

BUT...

they have a budget.

Don't you?

Yes, but I can't imagine that Jay couldn't come up with something to offer Mike more lucrative than his work at the hometown newspaper.

So why would they sign on, then change their minds? It only makes sense in the context of Jay squeezing them.

Prove me wrong.

What a ridiculous thread...who knows the details? Maybe jay was an asshole who wasn't playing fair. Maybe Mike and the Boquists were making extravagant demands that could never be met. Perhaps people were tied down due to obligations to record labels. Who knows? Jay knows, and the former band membe...

Everyone is free to think what they like, but I just feel that what you are saying invloves a huge amount of speculation and imagined exchanges between people that you don't know. I understand where you are coming from but will wait for something more concrete before I put any blame on Jay or anybo...

The obvious way it played out? Are you kidding me? How can you possibly jump to that conclusion? . I'll be the first to admit that I don't know for sure, but you must admit it's by far the most likely scenario. I'm sure that the other original band members would have jumped at the chance - probably...

... if you're the one using the bad language. It deserves its own thread because it emphasizes the financial portion of the press release. And you think, what - that Jay offered them a really fair deal in the spirit of their longstanding friendship, but they just couldn't work it out? It's a no-clas...

You've got to be kidding me. "Unable to reach acceptable business terms"? This could only mean one thing, which is that Jay tried to put the screws to these guys - "You'll be the hired help, and I'll take most of the touring revenue, and you'll get no songwriting credits no matter what you do. Like ...