there's no room for anger, we're all very small...

Apparently, Jim Dedman has enlisted the help of a 9-year-old to guest blog today. I quote: "I'll say only that the republishing of my high school newspaper Best of 1992 list is hardly pretentious, particularly when I was forced to admit that I voted for Izzy Stradlin's solo group as Best New Artist. If that's pretension . . . ." For the record, I didn't even read his list. What do I care about 1992? My reference to his pretension was not to the substantive list itself, but rather to his suggestion that creating a Best of 2003 list is conformist. This was clear from my statement, which he quotes: "I will end by saying that the real impetus for my initial post was Jim Dedman's pretentious post suggesting that creating a Best of 2003 list is somehow conformist." I suppose I should have drawn Jim a picture as well.

In any event, this has all been blown way out of proportion. Dedman goes on to conclude that I have a "great disdain for bloggers who refuse to post Best of 2003 lists." This could not be a more misinformed attempt at a conclusion. Most bloggers should probably not have a Best of 2003 list, as most have no clue about what happened in 2003. I just find it odd that anyone would somehow think it "cool" to "go against the grain" by not posting one. This mentality merely bespeaks the desperation of trying to distinguish oneself from the masses. One thing is for sure: you need a lot more than a Best of 1992 list to do that.