Hannah Mail
Not a ton of next-day bashing over my Hannah Montana review, which ran in Tuesday's St. Petersburg Times. (Read the story here. Snapshot courtesy of Ross Mantle.)
There were the usual you-suck callers ("Well, well, well, Sean Daly, finally a concert that fits your musical tastes") and some Mommies bemoaning the inescapable merch tent.
But really, the only memorable response was this unedited missive regarding my fondness for buttocks. Enjoy.
I paid $125 for my tickets on ebay for my 6 year old grandaughter and I. My ears were not stuffed with tissue, and I had the best time I have ever experienced at a concert. My grandaughter was thrilled and so happy to see Hanna and Miley. Your reveiw showed cash cow more then the importance of how this is a nice clean venue for the children. Disney has created something nice wholesome and clean for our children. Maybe you enjoy the harsh vulger language of rap for the children which is an obsene cash cow. Or perhaps you like the pants around the knees with the butt cheeks showing.
Disney has created a wonderful opportunity for our children to enjoy there childhood and not be taught about gang bangers.
I hope you write another reveiw with a different perspective.
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
This is a good place for Hooked on Phonics and Schoolhouse Rock!
Posted by: Marissa | November 21, 2007 at 09:35 AM
This letter represents either a scathing indictment of the Florida educational system or grandma never made it out of elementary school.
Posted by: Guy | November 21, 2007 at 09:38 AM
Grandma knows more about Hip/Hop than I do.
Posted by: DG | November 21, 2007 at 09:47 AM
RE: vulgar language...pants around the knees with the butt cheeks showing...gang bangers
Methinks granny doth protest too much. Sounds like she knows her Snoop Dogg Doggystyle, though.
Isn't that special.
Posted by: Tonianne | November 21, 2007 at 11:59 AM
In all fairness, though of us who know Sean Daly can attest that his pants are quite often around his knees.
He's an unsavory fellow.
Posted by: Steve Spears | November 21, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Anybody who sings the praises of Disney this much I find suspect.
Posted by: Bassnote | November 21, 2007 at 02:44 PM
"obsene cash cow"? ..... good name for a rock band.
Posted by: chase | November 21, 2007 at 03:31 PM
"... none of which revealed more skin than a knobby little knee." Not nice Mr. Daly---she is only 14. What would you like her to wear? "And give credit to Cyruss for really singing..." Much nicer Mr. Daly!
Posted by: Natalia VandeBerg | November 21, 2007 at 05:01 PM
I don't get it. What was Boomin' Granny talking about? The only negative thing you possibly hit on is the fact that Hannah is schitzophrenic... leading some sort of Haley Mills...oohh.. excuse me... I mean Lindsey Lohan... life of dual personalities. The public shouldn't see this as "clean entertainment", but rather, be ashamed that they were bamboozled, pickpocketed even, by the corporate monster known as The Mouse.
Posted by: | November 21, 2007 at 06:04 PM