tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post6549762916450424722..comments2023-09-08T20:47:03.320-07:00Comments on The Art and Obsessions of Mr. Joe Whiteford: For those who are wondering:Joe Whitefordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11443108168855980668noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-15302766626028690002019-01-04T20:45:45.376-08:002019-01-04T20:45:45.376-08:00This might be a dumb question but I'm assuming...This might be a dumb question but I'm assuming you're religious?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892300926660013167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-36954250666043159452011-11-04T07:00:31.911-07:002011-11-04T07:00:31.911-07:00Thanks Perry. It's funny, I get quite a few l...Thanks Perry. It's funny, I get quite a few letters from old Calibretto fans that have gone through the same kind of changes.<br /><br />There are a few old Calibretto songs I'm a little embarrassed about. Some I wrote out of ignorance and prejudice.Joe Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443108168855980668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-71722103536652193822011-11-03T14:19:06.307-07:002011-11-03T14:19:06.307-07:00Sorry for the atrocious grammar there too.Sorry for the atrocious grammar there too.Perry Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159094568262077828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-77211053268059371612011-11-03T14:16:34.452-07:002011-11-03T14:16:34.452-07:00I was actually scouring your blog in hopes of find...I was actually scouring your blog in hopes of finding this exact post. I too was (still am) and enormous Calibretto 13 fan. Growing up my mom was a minister and you being a)awesome b)as close as I was getting to a Crass record my mom would pay for, I fell in love with your music. However one thing always got to me which was the excessive negative views on sex and, in one case, homosexuality. As a result I pretty much just started listening to you guys in the same respect as Snoop Dogg, awesome music but not 100% agreeable to the message. <br />Fast forward half a decade and I have had my first experience at an evangelical christian music festival and have decided I am no longer Christian. I like sex, I like to use foul language, and I like to climb the fire escapes when I feel like being alone, all of which the people there did not care for at all. Around this time I found out about Harley Poe and realized noticed the dramatically changed attitudes toward sex and so I became curious, not because I felt betrayed or let down, but because around the same time as I was experiencing a change in belief I saw you were too. Anyway, not sure what I was even trying to say with this, just one of those situations where I felt like I had to say something. All apologies for rambling, but thanks for all the music you've made and hope all's well.Perry Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159094568262077828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-47983161391997029802011-02-18T09:37:09.634-08:002011-02-18T09:37:09.634-08:00:):)Joe Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443108168855980668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-31947243229493625312011-02-13T13:54:19.798-08:002011-02-13T13:54:19.798-08:00Life is an incredible journey, full of emotions an...Life is an incredible journey, full of emotions and talking animals. It is good that you can share any part of your journey with us and I am grateful for your insights. You keep treading your path, and I shall keep on mine. Where those paths meet will be a great experience, even if it is only through our art. Thank you for being yourself, and all the wonderful art you have brought to the world. Keep it sick and twisted!Elyk Eromlliwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370010339401375866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-7539648029793431412011-02-13T08:13:31.769-08:002011-02-13T08:13:31.769-08:00Thanks Bucky. Looking forward to what you're ...Thanks Bucky. Looking forward to what you're possibly coming up with in regards to the story book.Joe Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443108168855980668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341496431346916421.post-58033728828797812462011-02-08T05:58:39.898-08:002011-02-08T05:58:39.898-08:00Dude, instead of e-mailing you I want to publicly ...Dude, instead of e-mailing you I want to publicly say that I've spend most of my life with a bewilderment and scepticism towards religion that borders on outright anger, but when I hear somebody that I respect speaking sense on the subject and interpreting the world in their own way, that sits well with me. Preachers piss me off, people that follow their own path with conviction wherever it may take them, well I can get behind that. As far as I'm concerned you're the respectable face of religion. Anybody with a voice that encourages people to think for themselves gets my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com