tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post612740200994961016..comments2023-06-28T09:20:57.213-05:00Comments on Rhythms from The Offbeat Drummer: The People Vs. The Offbeat DrummerThe Offbeat Drummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-90152242220615604302013-12-01T16:22:31.242-06:002013-12-01T16:22:31.242-06:00Oh, Rob!!!!!!! Thank God for Luke being so big and...Oh, Rob!!!!!!! Thank God for Luke being so big and brutish and watching the door while I smoked outside; otherwise, I'd need your linebacker power to guard me. Lord knows Guy's not capable.<br /><br />Well, I drove my car today and the tires weren't slashed nor the brake lines cut (not that I'm smooth and *not* giving them any ideas!) so I figured I was ok, and the long arm of the law & the US Constitution is on the Side of the Offbeat Drummer.<br /><br />The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-90510784104596656002013-12-01T15:05:00.905-06:002013-12-01T15:05:00.905-06:00After reading Annie's pm at 6am UK Time when I...After reading Annie's pm at 6am UK Time when I woke up, it's now 9pm and I'm still trying to take it all in!<br /><br />Stay safe annieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044840857843864515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-36979698375074944252013-12-01T13:40:37.089-06:002013-12-01T13:40:37.089-06:00Yes! It's a fish!
The actual live-fish aquar...Yes! It's a fish! <br /><br />The actual live-fish aquarium got to be too pricey to upkeep, so they dismantled and sold it, and afterwards, hung a bunch of plastic fish on the walls. Plastic fish! The waiting room looked like the set of a Ron Jeremy movie.The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-19711860520348350912013-12-01T12:28:59.496-06:002013-12-01T12:28:59.496-06:00Annie, that's a picture of a fish.
That's...Annie, that's a picture of a fish.<br /><br />That's in the office?<br /><br />Oh dear.<br /><br />BMFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-44203641063553542262013-12-01T12:24:00.786-06:002013-12-01T12:24:00.786-06:00I showed the policeman my cell phone & he read...I showed the policeman my cell phone & he read the text exchanges & saw the phone call log, all with his eyebrow raised like "What's wrong with these people?" You gotta love the cops. They're so politically correct. He said, "Which one's the white one and which one's the black one?" That was right before he called Ms. BS and told me he gave her a "stern" talking to essentially shut her pie hole, stay off the grounds of my sprawling estate and quit fucking calling me and hanging up. The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-56434175179004010542013-12-01T12:09:53.809-06:002013-12-01T12:09:53.809-06:00Hey guys, I put an exclusive photograph taken by m...Hey guys, I put an exclusive photograph taken by me of the office on the original blog. Check it out!The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-77487822800375769162013-12-01T11:42:39.056-06:002013-12-01T11:42:39.056-06:00Extremely interesting reading over at the ACLU. Ke...Extremely interesting reading over at the ACLU. Keep in mind, the photography took place on private property, which is a glitch, but not only was I allowed to photograph the staff of B&D, I was ASKED to, for a retiring doctor's farewell party. <br /><br />It's really sort of moot given the photo albums those pictures are in are available online to my friends elsewhere this whole time....<br /><br />But yes, BMF is right. I own the rights to the photographs since I took them. The ACLU makes it very clear. Not even law enforcement can delete or remove your photographs unless you've committed a crime. Even then, they need a warrant. <br /><br />I don't know what the big whoop was---you couldn't see any of her face or identifying features in the first place. <br /><br />The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-79981727402017799272013-12-01T09:51:15.869-06:002013-12-01T09:51:15.869-06:00Anniekins, because I love you, here from the ACLU:...Anniekins, because I love you, here from the ACLU:<br /><br />https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/know-your-rights-photographersVHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265320293551371102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-62216256760433495872013-12-01T09:45:33.512-06:002013-12-01T09:45:33.512-06:00Also, the gravy was vegan mostly this year. So jui...Also, the gravy was vegan mostly this year. So juicy. But this, this is just off the chain wtf.VHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265320293551371102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-64499230294368813402013-12-01T09:44:38.070-06:002013-12-01T09:44:38.070-06:00I totally forgot that she took the photo. You, I b...I totally forgot that she took the photo. You, I believe, are within your own rights to post it, maybe. Check the photographer's rights, I can find the link if you need it. VHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265320293551371102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-37907311208389922272013-12-01T08:42:11.866-06:002013-12-01T08:42:11.866-06:00Well, what kills me is that you've got dozens ...Well, what kills me is that you've got dozens of pages of logs that conclusively show they were cyber stalking your blog (or trolling, whichever) from the minute you left the practice. As you said, you weren't bound by confidentiality in writing about them, so any case they might think they have against you is buffoonery, especially now that they've physically trespassed onto your property! How stupid are they?<br /><br />Oh yeah. THAT stupid.BMFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-50474842145991602362013-12-01T06:33:50.488-06:002013-12-01T06:33:50.488-06:00Heh, Lennon's "How Do You Sleep" jus...Heh, Lennon's "How Do You Sleep" just popped on Pandora. <br /><br />I read over that explanation of the First Amendment up and down and still don't see where I broke any of its tenets. The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-72959140803339597382013-12-01T01:43:59.864-06:002013-12-01T01:43:59.864-06:00This is all juicier than Very's Thanksgiving g...This is all juicier than Very's Thanksgiving gravy! <br /><br />Juvenile? Sure. Exploiting? Hell yes. I'd give it a rest before publishing the story of what went down tonight, but it's almost as good as "The People vs Larry Flynt" and you're not even a smut peddler and Jerry Falwell is nowhere to be found (well, he's dead anyway). I'm just glad you didn't get shot and immediately end up a paraplegic like Flynt, who, while I disagree with his sleaze, champion him as a courageous up-stander of the rights of the First Amendment.<br /><br />Pretty much everything you quoted on Wiki is totally accurate, and you were within your First Amendment rights to publish whatever you wanted. <br /><br />For example, and I know you took "The Photo!" down which caused such furor, you took the picture with your own camera, no? Thus, the rights of the photograph belong to you as the photographer. You could make photocopies of them and place them in local grocery store flyer sections, and there isn't a damn thing anyone could do about it. It's the blessing and the curse of the digital age and internet, I guess. If I believed half the shit published about myself or my band, I'd have probably hung myself by now. (Don't do that.)<br /><br />Guy was right that they'd log into the blog immediately after his mother's death to see what you knew about it and if you planned to attend any of the services. It worked out for the best for all parties involved (except Lady GuyGuy, who had to hug Ms BS).<br /><br />Stand firm in that you did right by Guy, you showed love and support with Meg at your side, and like you said, you weren't hiding from the old staff--you were more worried about Guy's wife.<br /> <br />Certainly, if things escalate, call the police back (like you did tonight) and they can hunt her down. Just wave a cheeseburger in her general direction, she'll come running in like Pavlov's dog (like my psychology humor?" <br /><br />Eyes in the back of your head, Annie.<br /><br /><br /><br />BMFnoreply@blogger.com