Oh, please, give me strength...

[Karafan]

An online search I have just done for the late, gifted EMI classical producer Peter Andry, was forcibly changed by the eBay search engine into "Peter Andre!" A man whose commitment to truth in classical music and whose legacy of recordings is a great and enriching one, replaced by a man known only for his six pack and frothy, frivolous bubble gum pop. I simply give up!

K.

[Parry1912]

Why are you searching for him on ebay?

[VodkaDilc]

Google asks if you mean Andre, but does not put up a fight and shows various obits for Andry!

(I see Peter Andre's real surname is Andrea! I wonder why he changed that.)

[pastoralguy]

A man whose commitment to truth in classical music and whose legacy of recordings is a great and enriching one, replaced by a man known only for his six pack and frothy, frivolous bubble gum pop. I simply give up!

K.

I appreciate your frustration Karafan, however, I got an honours degree in music and will, tomorrow rise at 06.00 to go to work as a nurse to start at 07.00. My first job will be to administer suppositories. Peter Andre is a millionaire. So who is the 'winner' here!!??

Oh dear.

[Parry1912]

So who is the 'winner' here!!??

Well, unless you were also married to Katie Price, I would say you.

[cloughie]

I appreciate your frustration Karafan, however, I got an honours degree in music and will, tomorrow rise at 06.00 to go to work as a nurse to start at 07.00. My first job will be to administer suppositories. Peter Andre is a millionaire. So who is the 'winner' here!!??

Oh dear.

You decide! Do you really envy his lifestyle.

[Dave2002]

An online search I have just done for the late, gifted EMI classical producer Peter Andry, was forcibly changed by the eBay search engine into "Peter Andre!" A man whose commitment to truth in classical music and whose legacy of recordings is a great and enriching one, replaced by a man known only for his six pack and frothy, frivolous bubble gum pop. I simply give up!

K.

What's wrong with this? - http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Pet...ient=firefox-a

One direct link - http://www.overgrownpath.com/2010/12...ndry-dies.html

On The Other Hand - http://www.peterandre.com/ .... http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/29227...-reality-show/

[Karafan]

Why are you searching for him on ebay?

Looking for a copy of his memoirs, Parry - but sadly too pricey or far-flung....

[visualnickmos]

I suppose we have to keep in focus that most of humanity are cultural philistines..... (well, my spelling probably is!)

[french frank]

I suppose we have to keep in focus that most of humanity are cultural philistines..... (well, my spelling probably is!)

But we are infinitely worse - from their side of the cultural abyss, we are ... "elitists" (a term which means that we understand the meaning of both words) .

[salymap]

Sorry pastoralguy. Life ain't fair and sorry for what it's dealt you. At least you are needed in a job.

[John Skelton]

I suppose we have to keep in focus that most of humanity are cultural philistines..... (well, my spelling probably is!)

Initially I read that as cultured philistines. Silly me .

I suppose we also might keep in focus that most of humanity don't have the leisure to be anything else: what with attempting to subsist and that sort of thing. http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/income.php

[Dave2002]

Initially I read that as cultured philistines. Silly me .

I suppose we also might keep in focus that most of humanity don't have the leisure to be anything else: what with attempting to subsist and that sort of thing. http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/income.php

Maybe, but most of the people in the UK are well off - relatively speaking. That doesn't justify the sort of inequalities we do have here, but showing that 90 or 95 or even 99% of the people in the world are in a poor state is not absolutely relevant in the UK context.

What is relevant is that there are people, such as bankers, and others who are very highly paid, who are arguably much less useful than those who work in hospitals, schools, work with the handicapped and disabled etc. Many of the rich people also manage to avoid paying tax, and we even have our beloved Chancellor thinking of abandoning the 50% tax rate on the highly paid. Many of these people don't even pay that because they are rich enough to find ways of dodging (avoiding) tax, and as we all know, tax avoidance is not illegal - though tax evasion is.

It is possibly not a tax worth collecting, but while it is there it sends out a message to everyone that even rich people should contribute. Some rich people do contribute, either because of altruism, or because they have family members and friends who really need the help. Even rich people can have disabled relatives, or children with problems, and some of them are really involved in caring for others. In all walks of life there are people who don't care about others, but at least the richer members of society should contribute their fair share and not look for every opportunity to cheat the rest of us.

I recently saw a play by John Godber, and afterwards he gave a Q & A session. In that he said that the most worthwhile thing he'd done in life was looking after his dying mother - with all that that involved. There is a great need for people in the caring professions, and people who get up at 6am in order to help others deserve all the help that they can get, and should be valued.

[Parry1912]

we are ... "elitists"

Not at all! Like Karajan, I prefer to think of myself as "super-elitist"

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

well strength to your elbow pastoralguy .....

and yep you will need a very long handled spooon to sup with the devil of popular commerce eh ......