Leave it at the Dome

[1argoholic]

Maybe a horrible rainy day would help them stop Banks. Sunny and 12 sound way better though. I'll be here anyways.

["Issues"Mcgee]

Whatever he is doing a lot of people seem to like it.

Sorry for being a jerk, T-bone. I had to wake up early and I was quite cranky about it. I always have the utmost respect for your opinions, even if I rarely agree with them.

My point is, the idea that popularity is an indication of quality is a common fallacy. Popularity is only an indication of accessibility. Macdonald's, Subway, Drake, Justin Beiber and the NFL are prime examples. None of these are any good, but because they are everywhere people will always enjoy them. Most people don't dedicate the time to go out and look for things they enjoy. They just take what is there.

I can't think of who it is right now, but their Sig on this forum states "what's popular isn't always right." Truer words were never spoken.

[T-Bone]

Sorry for being a jerk, T-bone. I had to wake up early and I was quite cranky about it. I always have the utmost respect for your opinions, even if I rarely agree with them.

No worries.

My point is, the idea that popularity is an indication of quality is a common fallacy. Popularity is only an indication of accessibility. Macdonald's, Subway, Drake, Justin Beiber and the NFL are prime examples. None of these are any good, but because they are everywhere people will always enjoy them. Most people don't dedicate the time to go out and look for things they enjoy. They just take what is there.

I can't think of who it is right now, but their Sig on this forum states "what's popular isn't always right." Truer words were never spoken.

None of those are any good in your opinion. That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion but that is your opinion. Taste in music is very subjective. Just because a song or an artist is popular doesn't mean the song or artist is bad either. People are going to like the music they like for a variety of reasons. Obviously marketing helps gain exposure which helps sales etc. Being an extremist is not a good thing in opinion. People can like both main stream and indie music with out being sell outs etc. Let people enjoy what they enjoy as long as they aren't hurting anyone else.

Food is a different story and shouldn't be put in to the same category as music. Heath benefits and popularity are two very different things as well.

The NFL, again shouldn't go in the same category as the other two things and it's popularity along with other aspects have been discussed many times before on the site.

[Gill The Thrill]

Hopefully Argonotes can get a section reserved for them at BMO...from what I understand, they buy their own tickets, and I find it an actual grass roots and authentic experience that isn't so invaded by commercialism...not that they should object to sponsorship of course, but a brass band and football go hand in hand imo. Good luck getting that section Shayman. The Argonotes definitely adds to the atmosphere. On many occassions, the dome would have felt like a mausoleum without the notes banging out the tunes.

[shayman]

Hopefully Argonotes can get a section reserved for them at BMO...from what I understand, they buy their own tickets, and I find it an actual grass roots and authentic experience that isn't so invaded by commercialism...not that they should object to sponsorship of course, but a brass band and football go hand in hand imo. Good luck getting that section Shayman. The Argonotes definitely adds to the atmosphere. On many occassions, the dome would have felt like a mausoleum without the notes banging out the tunes.

thanks GTT! I've been reluctant to seek sponsorship (other than the obvious sponsorship by the Argos, and they do help us out with the tickets) as I think it dilutes the experience. I'd rather have a band made up of fans who are happy to be there, than what we sometimes see (like in Hamilton) where there's a drumline that has a separate identity, existing for other reasons, that's just been *hired* to be there - and which is only there some of the time when they haven't got something else going on. Let's keep money out of the equation, let's make it based on spirit instead.

On the other hand if there are any big-money sponsors reading this, drop me a note :-)

many thanks to you and everyone else for the kind words. It was a challenging season in a lot of ways but I'm looking forward to a new routine next year. Won't it be great to have all the home games in the same place?