Folio Weakly

the celebration of MEDIOCRITY!!!!!!!.

I was thinking about writing this earlier, but since I have friends at Folio I almost chose not to. For a while it seemed like Folio was taking the role it aught to, I was wrong. I thought that the days of Folio pandering to advertiser were over, I was wrong. I am at risk of sounding bitter about the actual article (there might be a tinge of bitterness), but honestly I am just sick of Folio's potential wasted on mediocrity.

First, lets get the Whirlwind Heat article out of the way (consider this my personal rebuttal not the store's.):

It was nothing but mis-quotes, non-quotes, spin, and was absolutely wrong. What? Was Timmy Hall upset because of all of this and decided to tell Folio that if they didn't spin an article his way he would pull his much need ad money? They quoted him as saying there "hasn't been a single band" he hasn't payed what they deserved "if everything is on the up and up." I know personally many times that he has not paid friends bands, one of my bands, or the bands that we played at Jack Rabbits or Freebirds with. I have personally paid traveling musicians out of my own pocket, so as to make sure the band had food money for the next day, and put them up at my own house so they didn’t have to sleep in their vehicle. The article makes it seem as though Tim Hall is trying to come across as the victim. Our in-store got more people to go to the show, in turn making Tim Hall more money than he would have, AND he didn't have to pay them a guarantee (which incidentally was a very small side note in the article.) He came away smelling like roses. Folio also failed to quote me… which would have successfully countered his arguments (such as the discussion about the radius clause… and how radius contracts DON’T include in-stores, but COMPETING SHOWS.) The quotes they represented Max with made him sound like a bitter valley girl; none of his logical and responsible points were noted.



Secondly, and the main point:

Hey Folio!!! NO ONE cares about your cover stories on Myduke and his travels to Disney (isn’t this his second cover in as many months), Mactruque’s mental health (I love you Mac), or my dad’s harmless slot machine business (I love you too dad.) It's all fluff. There are soooooo many more pertinent things going on in Jacksonville this year, and that a somewhat-respectable publication is writing about such inconsequential things is absurd. Thank God it’s free. I was excited that some new writers might give that paper some much needed balls, but I was wrong. Again, all they do is slant stories to favorably massage their advertisers asses.

This isn't the first time they have spun a story on me personally. Does anyone remember the Voodoo Lounge incident? For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, I’ll elaborate on THAT at later. The story about my dads business was completely twisted… again, I’m not motivated enough to give you all the details at this moment, but briefly, my father opened a slot machine business located at Emerson, near Wackos and an adult video store. The community was outraged!!! A slot machine room near our beloved Wackos and adult film store?! But WE wanted a Starbucks or Moe’s!!! So naturally, Folio writes a cover piece on how his business has cheapened the neighborhood even further. My question is, why does Folio need another garbage article when anyone that is somewhat capable of thought knows that a Starbucks or Moe’s is NEVER going to open next to a strip club and porn store. My dads place is completely harmless. I have to admit I had reservations about places like that, but after going in to the dark and depraved world of slot machines, I saw that a lot of those people are aging, lonely, and just want to put quarters in a slot and socialize with other aging loners. Folio could actually be a voice in Jacksonville if they wrote stories people actually care about. As it stands it just seems like liberal smoke blowing. They also say that they are speaking the truth and not doing it for the money.... Ohhhhh REALLY? Where then are all the stories about the important things happening every day in Jacksonville. I suppose it’s just safer to write about some idiot and his tiger suit because it’s funny, right?

I've said it before… Jacksonville is growing, voices are appearing from the coffee tinted smog, and people not understanding and embracing that fact are going to be left in the green algae clogged ditches.



My friends at Folio (Owen, Gwynned, and John) I thought you were better than this, hopefully you will prove that you are. I am also hoping that my friend Owen actually wrote a better article and it was edited down to what I read.


to quote Thom Yorke's song "Black Swan" on his new album "the Eraser":



"this is fucked up, this is fucked up"