Please don't bash Michelle. She sometimes is rather tactless and her word might be cutting. But to go as far as labeling her as 'bitch' - then you're from a lower level than her. If you've spent time with Michelle you know she's quick with her sharp tongue and slow to think before she says things.
The band has put in lots of effort and it has been repaid, but PLEASE! It's not like we gave a performance worthy of Presentation Night. There are still mistakes and things we have to learn. The concert was nice, but not the best. We are still lacking. Can you look me in the eye and say 'Yes, I have nothing more to learn, I reached the pinnacle of my instrument playing?'
I agree some of Michelle's criticism is unfounded. But when you anonymously tag on people's blogs calling them uncivilized - then we are, too, hiding behind fake names and attacking. Is this civilized?
Band members, take pride in your name. We must sometime defend our band name from baseless accusations and just plain insults. But to be a lady - and a band member, we would accept the criticism, and prove them wrong the next time round. Haven't we done it? You know how much we've achieved in our own hearts - isn't that enough?
Michelle's never said anything nice about band to me. But when she turned up - through much persuasion, do you know how hard it is for her to go out at all? Her parents are rather strict - her sincerity I could see. She hides behind tough words and stinging barbs most of the time. Her parroting of the superiority of ELDDS is her pride in her CCA. If we have such pride in band so as to stoop to this, why can't she?
- x posted to Vox.
PS. If you want to talk, or just FLAME, kindly direct to my tagboard there <-- or to Isabel
