{"id":372,"date":"2006-05-27T16:29:43","date_gmt":"2006-05-27T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/wordpress\/2006\/05\/27\/more-kings-x-snarky-paper-blues\/"},"modified":"2006-05-28T23:12:16","modified_gmt":"2006-05-29T05:12:16","slug":"more-kings-x-snarky-paper-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"More King&apos;s X; snarky paper blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"clear:left; float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top:10px;;width: 55px;\" name=\"fb_share\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=125029517579627&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/?p=372\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"55\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>I happened to be home this week and picked up a copy of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\">Dallas Observer<\/a>, the local alt weekly along the lines of the LA Weekly, etc. In the weekend picks section I was glad to see King&#8217;s X listed as they were playing in Ft. Worth on friday night  (I couldn&#8217;t go as my flight back to the tour was friday afternoon&#8230; isn&#8217;t that always the case?) But, in reading the massive paragraph telling of their appearance, I found a truly dissapointing tone from the writer, Andrea Grimes:<\/p>\n<p>from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\">Dallas Observer<\/a>, May 25th, 2006,  Arts and Entertainment section, Picks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>King&#8217;s Scene<br \/>\nTheater&#8217;s show is rated X<br \/>\nBy Andrea Grimes<\/p>\n<p>I have seen prog metal band King&#8217;s X in concert. I&#8217;m not saying I enjoyed it, but I am saying I sat on a barstool in leather pants with a freshly applied tramp stamp on my lower back in that smoky club that used to be attached to the Bronco Bowl. I was dragged there by a male friend whose hair was long enough to reach his shoulder blades, and I do believe I fell asleep halfway through. Sadly, I will not be redeeming myself during their Friday show at the Ridglea Theater, 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $15 advance and $18 at the door. Call 817-738-9500. Ridglea Theater, 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd. , Fort Worth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Is it just me or is this posting a pretty crappy thing to say about a weekend &#8220;pick&#8221;? Is there some kind of humor that I&#8217;m missing? Is she sorry and making up for her poor showing during the dark ages or is she blowing them off completely this time? It hit a nerve for me and I wrote the editor, something I very rarly do. If she is in fact a fan and went and paid to support the band, I&#8217;ll retract the following&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Well.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>    I suppose I shouldn&#8217;t be surprised. My wife often questions my reading of the Observer as she says that she finds almost all of your reviews and comments &#8220;mean spirited&#8221;. I, being a somewhat cynical and critical being myself have always tried to roll with it and agree to disagree with your more snarky comments.<br \/>\nThis week included a small paragraph mentioning the fact that King&#8217;s X would be playing in the area and for some reason chose someone who had a bad date the last time they saw the band to comment. Here is a band that has been working hard for 25 years, has remarkable ability, songs and integrity and they are blown off by someone (Andrea Grimes) who I wouldn&#8217;t presume to guess what they have in their iPod. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>    Why bother?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>    Why even mention they are around if you are telling us you disliked them last time and won&#8217;t be going this time? Why would it be in the picks section? Here is a band that has kept going despite a shallow flavor-of-the-minute culture and even though other bands were in awe of their ability, they never rose to the level they deserved. You should read Doug Pinnick&#8217;s recent post about how hard it has been recently to survive in the current musical wastelands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>    Here&#8217;s a deal; if you&#8217;re going to have someone blow off a band in your paper, at least let them have some valid argument; they could also try doing it to one of the countless bands that have no pedigree and that will have no place in rock and roll history.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Aron Michalski<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I hope she just felt she was being honest about her last experience and felt bad, but that&#8217;s not what I got. I guess I&#8217;m in the mood to defend the band this week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I happened to be home this week and picked up a copy of the Dallas Observer, the local alt weekly along the lines of the LA Weekly, etc. In the weekend picks section I was glad to see King&#8217;s X listed as they were playing in Ft. 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