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Jacqueline 12:39 pm UTC 04/23/07 |
| In reply to: | Well... (response to JD) - rockfenris2005 04:11 am UTC 04/23/07 |
| If he wanted to blog or needed help with it - he'd ask Jen or me. As for the rest...all of this "I'm a perfectionist" -- "a ruthless critic" -- and "if if helps Jim" justifications I'll put down to you being...(how would YOU describe it) "passionate." :) kisses for you too, xxx Jacqueline > > > > #1) The icons are arranged as I was asked to arrange them > > - especially TDE icons > > But you can tell something's "off". The design looks > excellent except "The Dream Engine" doesn't really fit in > that row. If you put it in the last three, it would also > communicate that it's a new project. Besides, nothing much > seems to be happening with "The Dream Engine" anyway. > > > #2) News & Notes, The Bio Page, and a general Vampire > > section are all recent - as is danceofthevampires.com - > > set to make it apply to all productions. > > I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the other > one you set up, www.jimsteinman.com/vampires on Broadway > or something. It includes the original press release and > "Michael Crawford in Dance Of The Vampires". Then it > starts to become something like the rest of the site, > chronicling the media hype surrounding the project. It's > good, but it seems awkward that it's still there, > especially if "Vampires" is now one of the greatest flops > in Broadway history. > > I may consider taking away that section > > until things perk up. Or just calling the link "Check > > This Out." > > Good, I suggest you do that. I hope it doesn't affect the > design outlay though. > > > The java line is the Blog link. There's also > > a link in News and Notes to the blog. > > The java line looks like a news update. > > > #3) I'm not kicking Susan off the webring. Jim isn't > > Richard O'Brian but Susan isn't going to scare the > > "professionals" away. You've got a grudge with her. > > I don't carry personal grudges with people, ESPECIALLY > people on the internet. Why? I've never even met them. All > I'm saying is, if THIS is www.jimsteinman.com, the > official website for an artist who has sold over 120 > million records, people are going to be a little worried > when they find Susan's site. I'm not saying "take the site > down!" just, I dunno, look at it. It's full of lies and > conspiracies that simply aren't true. Not everyone knows > that. I'm a perfectionist for this type of stuff. This > isn't personal, nor is it a grudge. I just hate seeing > people tainting Jim's already under-rated reputation. One > of the finest composers of the 20th century deserves > better. > > But you already know that. We should be on the same side. > > > #4) I'll fix the two broken links. As you know, external > > links change all the time. > > I always update mine. But I am a crazed perfectionist. > > > I'm not really sure why I'm even bothering to answer this > > post. It seems "nitpicky" more than "reviewy" and, > > frankly, not in a very nice spirit. > > It's called constructive criticism. It's supposed to be > ruthless. When I perform readings and workshops of "Don > Claude Devious" no one sugar-coats and says "ohhh, it's > divine." They get to the heart of the matter, they tell me > what needs improving etc etc. > > Besides, I am the last person in the world who has > anything against "Dream Pollution". If it wasn't for you > and your site, I wouldn't have learned about "Whistle" > and, subsequently, musical theatre which has lead me to > who I am today. I just don't want that site to fall by the > wayside when it can continually inspire and revise and > improve. > > This is a huge and > > active site - with message board, fan mail links - direct > > access and input to and from Jim. > > Except that he hasn't blogged in two months? Not your > concern though, nor is it mine. I think the problem is > this: blogspot made everyone update their accounts to > Google. Jim probably doesn't have a gmail. I also found it > fairly complex to update these details. Jim, with his busy > schedule, has probably attempted to do this but gotten > royally confused. That's why I think he's isn't blogging. > In that case, set up a temporary page where you can post > notes from Jim? > > This site, Neverland > > Hotel and the JS Temple have spawned and fed every other > > Steinman site on the net in some way, shape or form. > > Forgive the occasional error or lull in activity. > > "Dream Pollution" sort of spawned "Bat Out Of Excess" but > not the other two. I know "Bat Out Of Excess" was my > attempt to consciously improve and do better than > "Neverland Hotel" and "JS Temple" which were all brilliant > sites in their prime. Now half of "Neverland Hotel" won't > even work for me, "JS Temple" is one page promoting > "Wuthering Heights" etc. etc. > > You know I am a ruthless critic. I'm not going to > sugarcoat. Listen to everything I say and you'll find that > the site may look ten times as better. Besides, if it > helps Jim, that can only be a good thing. And if you need > any help, likewise, I've always been here > > R.L. > > > | |
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