tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post5930445092230252764..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: In my best Jack Nicholson: "Got a little substantiation for you, right here, Bruce"S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-2657761828211624092009-10-15T11:40:13.577-05:002009-10-15T11:40:13.577-05:00Disputes between bloggers and alt-weeklies regardi...Disputes between bloggers and alt-weeklies regarding said alt-weeklies' potential conflicts of interest and/or editorial judgment can end badly. Trust me.R. Nealhttp://www.knoxviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-16055388090391468922009-10-15T09:44:58.566-05:002009-10-15T09:44:58.566-05:00That's not just any photo you have there Mike;...That's not just any photo you have there Mike; that's my alter ego the founder and president of Wacky World Studios -- a guy who has been "designing and installing innovative themed environments that awe and inspire for more than 30 years." <br /><br />(http://www.wackyworld.tv/brucebarry.html)<br /><br />So let me know when you want me to design an awesome and inspiringly innovative themed environment for Enclave.bbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-82040095043579127442009-10-15T00:46:08.052-05:002009-10-15T00:46:08.052-05:00>>I would ask that someone Scene-side clue B...>>I would ask that someone Scene-side clue Bruce in that I never claimed to be presenting a "complete handle" on venture capitalism just as I wouldn't demand that E. Thomas Wood have a complete handle on civic virtues just because he referred to venture capitalists as showing character.<<<br /><br />Don't drag my reputation into your fight with others, Mike. I reported the fact that character, as judged by state bureaucrats, was a criterion in the TNInvestco beauty contest. I made no comment on the character of VCs or anyone else in my story. <br /><br />I did mention in my comment on your site last night that I like and admire one VC, Townes Duncan. I made no broad statement that VCs as a class "show character."<br /><br />I do my best to maintain what you call a "complete handle on civic virtues" as seen in my reporting. A search of my bylines would show much of that effort.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575982722298994654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-832333333464304322009-10-14T21:10:19.697-05:002009-10-14T21:10:19.697-05:00Hey, Paul, it's not like I'm in hiding or ...Hey, Paul, it's not like I'm in hiding or anything. I don't have a secret identity. I show up for public meetings and identify myself. My name & address are out there. For 3 of the last 5 years there was a frontal picture of me on the blog profile. You could go back through the archives and find at least 1 picture of me in a post that I can remember.<br /><br />Writing a blog, I'm forever subjected to these criticisms about contacting people I comment on, even though Bruce could have gotten a picture from me if he had done likewise (and even though I do contact subjects only to be made fun of later by the journos for doing so). I suspect that it takes part of the pleasure out of the Scene's habitual snarkiness to ask for an actual picture though. So, sure, send them one of your impressive photos, but don't expect that those at the former alt-weakly will give it the due respect that you might intend.S-townMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-88842098719759076772009-10-14T20:44:06.144-05:002009-10-14T20:44:06.144-05:00Hey Mike, Paul S. here...
You want I should send ...Hey Mike, Paul S. here...<br /><br />You want I should send them a street-side portrait of the Mike Byrd of Salemtown, so they can replace the Mike Byrd of Georgia (or would you rather "Scene" readers not know your secret identity?) ?driver49https://www.blogger.com/profile/03464267138747001264noreply@blogger.com