[TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron

[Mike Spencer]

Andy Vida wrote:

> The whole gold rush thing could really fly IMO.  People eat stuff
> like that right up... especially the more-money-than-brains yuppies in
> NYC who pride themselves on their trendy chic style-du-jour.

Don't you realize, Andy, that some people don't want to bother even to
think about conning the marks?  That it would disturb their wa to do
so?  That they might even not want things they make to fall into the
hands of such people?

You're saying, "Hey, hey, shape up, you're not maxing out your
revenue. man.  This is bidness, y'know?  C'mon, give Frosty 10 off the
top and he'll make you a lot of money.  You can double production,
quintuple revenue and then you'll be gettin' a name for yourself.
Then you'll be able to market to the..."

Artists don't have to starve in order to prove that they're pure at
heart.  But they have to follow their star and who are you to say that
they should digress from that journey to bring their level of
consumption up to your standards should their star happen to lead them
otherwise and elswhere?  Jeez.


- Mike

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