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No Ordinary Fool is an arts and culture blog with latitude. It was launched on 1 April 2008. For information on contacting the author, please scroll down to the end.
Whipping Boy:
In my humble opinion, “Heartworm” by Whipping Boy is the greatest Irish rock album ever. I hope that the band does not mind the liberal references to this album in the site’s design.
You are missed.
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Comments are not subject to prior moderation. However, with this freedom, there are a few things to be conscious of.
As I review films, books, and theatre, I reserve the right to preface certain comments with a warning that they may contain possible spoilers. In any event, please think before you respond to any such posts. There will be readers who have yet to have the (mis)fortune to see or read the subject of the review!
I also reserve the right to deal with comment-leavers that are spamming or flaming this site in any way that I see fit. This includes permanently blocking their IP addresses.
I encourage the expression of strong and contrary opinions here. However, this site is not intended either to be an unadulterated forum for hate, bigotry, racism, or similar behaviour. Any such comments shall be removed.
Copyright:
I write here under the pseudonym “Longman Oz”. My intellectual property is subject to the following Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License:
A link back to this site is the minimum requirement sought by me for attributing any content thus used..
To be clear, though, this license prohibits the commercial use of my intellectual property without my prior written permission having been obtained.
If you are in doubt regarding any of the terms of this license, simply contact me at the email address below!
Use of Third Party Material:
To the extent that I use third-party material on this site, I do so on the basis that I write on a strictly non-commercial basis only. Nevertheless, if you are the copyright owner of this material and require either an accreditation or the removal of same, then please contact me at the email address below.
Unsolicited Requests:
If you are interested in sending me music to review on an unsolicited basis, this is fine by me. My contact details are given below. However, please note the following:
* I do not want compensation for what I write about.
* Sending me music to listen to does not represent any form of agreement between us.
* I fail to see the point of being asked to write about a band or album on the evidence of just one song.
* I have no interest in being a disseminator of press releases.
* Upon request, any music files that you send me shall be permanently deleted.
Opinions:
All opinions expressed here are made in a personal capacity only.
I do not write sponsored articles.
Contact:
You can contact No Ordinary Fool at this address - noordinaryfool[at]gmail[dot]com. Please mark private correspondence accordingly.
Longman Oz
November 2008
