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Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:25:00 CST
From:         I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK <CV01@SWTEXAS.BITNET>
Subject:      Return of the Son of the 1992 Allmusic Awards

   First of all, Happy New Year to all!!  Hope the holidaze went well.  My
site has had no net access since Dec. 21 thanks to extensive "maintenance"
being done by our local "user services" folks, so I will be making some
(most likely vain) attempts to catch up.

   Thanks (I think) to all who cited me for the "Allmusic Achievement
Awards".  I'm sure I did something to deserve that sort of "recognition".
 :*)  As for my contributions to the awards nominations:


>1. Rising star or revelation of the year.

   A tough call, but since Sonia and Rick are gonna get their just desserts
in other categories, I'd probably give the nod to GaryM.  He's come a long
way since I initially burned him to a crisp.  ;*)

>2. Wittiest poster.  (Rolling on the Floor Laughing Prize)

   In absentia -- Rick McRae.  He's the funniest librarian I've ever seen.
(Hey, that's not faint praise -- we're actually a pretty funny profession.
:*)

>3. Most consistent initiator & promoter of dialogue. (Threadmaker Award)

   3M is currently leading the market in this area.  Russ and David M have
figured prominently in the past.  (Scott would also be mentioned, but I
still haven't forgiven him for that "Rainsong" episode.  :*)

>4. Funkiest poster.

   Probably a tie between Walt and Sonia.

>5. Nastiest poster (Painful Plague Prize)

   With Ruxxie no longer around, I think we could just give this award to
the entire node at SNYPLAVA.

>6. Friendliest and kindest Allmusicker.

   No news here -- Marco (where seldom is heard a discouraging word)

>7. Clueless poster award. (Frippie Prize)

   Well, I'm trying to be generous this year, so I won't mention any
names...............................................................

>8. Grossest musical mistake in a post.  (Ignoramus Prize, aka Renato
>Barahona Award for misattribution of _Ionisation_)

   I'll let Renato and Sonia argue about which one was worse.  :*)

>9. Most original review of a tape, album or CD.

   Any review that Sonia does.

>10. Sexiest poster.  (Libby Doe Prize)

   Li-bi-do = Libby Doe, of course.

>11. Most playful poster.

   Carol, of course.

>12. Best Allmusic flamer.

   Well, Tim's pretty good, and "n.n." is no slouch either.  Maybe they can
debate it in public for our amusement.  :*)

>13. Most astonishing confession or personal revelation.

   While they weren't astonishing, they were the most entertaining:  Ken
Koester _The Miniseries_ and El Chahuistli _The Novella_.

   (BTW, Chahuistli -- what does your nome-de-plume mean?  It sounds like
Nahuatl to me, but I don't remember that particular word.)

>14. Strangest Allmusic post.

   Almost anything by the good ROTCOD.

>15. Classiest Allmusicker.
>16. Most dazzling all-around poster.

   Consider these two shared by Da Beer and Da Bloom.  Neither gets full
credit for "classiest", because I haven't forgotten all those nasty things
they said about fusion.  ;*)

>17. Keeper of the Allmusic flame award.  (To the person who epitomizes
>the spirit & ideals -- whatever they might be -- of the list.  This is the
>highest honor that can be accorded an Allmusicker.)

   John Mc.


   Honorable mention awards for anyone I might have left out.


      bye,
      cmv ("chuckrateeze")
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