Re: My song, Dog Food

Date: 11 Mar 2003 00:25:55 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre.musicals
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Some of you may be wondering as to how a song that was greeted with such a
grand reception way back on January 28 should be quoted by Stephen Newport here
all these weeks later.
The answer is, a couple of weeks ago he decided to cross-post my lyric, Dog
Food, on two animal rights newsgroups. He said that I called those who object
to the song "pro-pet wackos" which he later admitted was not quite so.
In private e-mail exchanges, I supported the efforts of those who are working
to rid the world of the practice of eating dogs and cats, although I'm not sure
how they'll do that.
Why have the Newports reprinted a lyric posted here and put it on newsgroups
where it is least likely to meet with a good reception? (Would anyone post Mel
Brooks' Springtime for Hitler at a holcaust survivor's site?) Why has he
printed a private e-mail exchange of mine here (edited, of course)?
Anyone have any ideas? Such actions make the description "pro-pet wacko" seem
WAY too mild a term.