Re: [bomp] The Decline(?) Of The Bomp List

[rsmccull@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

that's a much more plausible explanation than the theory of a once-robust
list being brought to its knees by one crank poster.  he wasn't even the
most annoying one (just the most persistent).

re-name the list? forgive the corporate speak, but 'bomp' is a valuable
brand name.  why throw it away?

rick

>
> i think the main porblem with the bomp list these days is that it has no
> unique niche. when the internet was new, the bomp list was not only a
totally unique source for arcane musical and pop-cultural knowledge, but
also a social space where fans of such material could meet and gather.
>
> nowadays, with the availability of micro-focused online stuff like
> allmusic.com, myspace, and even the BLR list, there seems to be less of a
> place
> for the original list.
>
> i says "seems" because i think there is as much of a place for this list
> now as there ever was. BLR, as much as i enjoy it, is simply too chatty
and busy for me to keep up with with any regularity. i dig kopper's
garagepunk forums, but i still prefer a simple listserv that brings new
messages into my inbox.
>
> i would still easily be as interested in a forum that kept strictly to
> informed posts on musical and pop-cultural topics, and the live scene
garage/psych scene across the nation. no slam on the BLR, but that list
ain't it. i think it would take very littel work to bring this list back
to life. but the thing is, it needs to occupy a niche.
>
> let me ask a question - where have the rest of you gone (since the bomp
> list has become relatively moribund) for online garage/psych scene info? i
> would be as into revitalizing this list as anybody. as long as it's in
existence, i'll be here. i'm willing bet there's a core group of 10-20
people who will NEVER leave this list: blair, rocky & deena, david, the
rev, me....who else is still out there?
>
> anyway, the bottom line: i think there is still a place for the bomp list.
> no other listserv that i know offers the same kind of broad-based and
> knowledgeable musical/pol-cultural information. i don't think any other
> online resource has ever quite replaced what this list was in
1998-2002ish. if anybody else is into a sustained effort at bomp CPR, i
am more than willing to give it a go. :)
>
> rob
>
> "...it is often a mark of talent to be useless."
> - allan pinkerton, 1878.
>
> ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <===

===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <===