tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post7472015215968786868..comments2023-10-15T03:13:03.093-05:00Comments on Stay-At-Home Indie Pop: Phoney WarIan Plenderleithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-55512248206301091162009-06-13T16:20:05.527-05:002009-06-13T16:20:05.527-05:00Oh, don't sweat it when people don't comme...Oh, don't sweat it when people don't comment. Last week I posted a '60s soul mix, which was downloaded something like 200 in a day. I had 1,400 hits that day...and not a single comment. Another 1,000+ over the following three days, and something like two comments. <br /><br />So I "complained" on Facebook about that (my blog has a FB page; I'm dead modern, I am), and oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-67277824810524084662009-06-12T08:25:24.694-05:002009-06-12T08:25:24.694-05:00Thanks for the comment, dude - I was beginning to...Thanks for the comment, dude - I was beginning to think that in the twitterFace age (due to end Tuesday week in favour of something shorter and faster) my unusually long post had deterred even my loyal band of three readers from commenting. <br /><br />I try not to yell because I've worked in retail and know what it's like being a blameless stooge getting shouted at by a customer. My newIan Plenderleithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-90045330569856366342009-06-12T02:33:28.625-05:002009-06-12T02:33:28.625-05:00Oh man, I know the feeling. Congratulations on kee...Oh man, I know the feeling. Congratulations on keeping your cool.<br /><br />Call centres really are a curse. In the good old days before evil call centres, you could still get some satisfaction. Like the time, before cellphones were introduced in SA, when our telephone cut off our phone, for no good reason. The story is best told in its long version, which involved a sick wife at home and me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com