{"id":7031,"date":"2012-03-14T23:21:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T23:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2012-03-14T23:33:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T23:33:00","slug":"a-wayne-hamiltons-letter-of-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/?p=7031","title":{"rendered":"A Wayne Hamilton&#8217;s Letter Of Apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Wayne%20Hamilton%27s%20Letter%20Of%20Apology\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>**&#8212;For those who are not Fresno Musicians&#8230;  This is a meaningless post that will make no sense. <\/p>\n<p>Go read something else!  \ud83d\ude42  **  <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Here is Wayne&#8217;s letter, in its entirety.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To the Fresno Music community:<\/p>\n<p>I understand that there are questions and doubts concerning my issued apology. I would like to say something, so that there is no guessing my sincerity about this affair.<\/p>\n<p>I will say three things: first, I realize that I am still pretty new on the Music Scene in Fresno. I don\u2019t know all the rules, and I am trying to learn. When I make a deliberate mistake, I do own up to it. Apparently, there were some things I did wrong, and I didn\u2019t know it. For my naivete, I apologize. When I am asked about my band, I assume that it\u2019s because someone wants to know. I honestly never thought that it would be construed as trying to \u201cout\u201d someone else\u2019s band. For that, I also apologize.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, I wish to formally apologize to those who were affected by this debacle. Marie &#038; Fresno Undercover: I am truly sorry about this misunderstanding. Never at any time did I try to do or say anything to deliberately impugn or demean your band. I don\u2019t know you, so I have no frame of reference to say anything. What I saw of your show was good. I did not mean to show up when you were playing; I had no prior knowledge. I wish no ill of any of those in Fresno Undercover. I am sorry that is what came across. One point I wish to make clear, if I may- I have never out-and-out called anyone\u2019s band \u201ccrap\u201d or any other derogatory phrases. It is not in my character to do that.<\/p>\n<p>Vince &#038; Rockville- I am sorry that you also took my actions that way. I don\u2019t know what all has been said, since I can\u2019t access those posts. I will say that from what I have heard, I have been painted out to be someone other than who I am. Again, I remind you that I am new to the scene, and I am still learning how the game is played here. I am someone who will ask the source, rather than jump the shark. I am learning that this isn\u2019t always the case. So again, I apologize. I also feel that your show was a good one, what I saw of it.<\/p>\n<p>To my bandmates- I am sorry that you were caught up in the backlash of this. The people who answered the call, when I first sounded it, are a marvelous bunch of musicians. Each of them have shown me the quality of their character, and their musicianship. They have each responded to this in the manner they thought was best. I can\u2019t fault them for that. I have stated that after the performances this week, I will accede to the decision that I leave the band. It is not my choice, but I do so, hoping for the best. Keep up the great work, guys.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I understand that some of you have found me to be arrogant. I wish to emphasize that I am not an arrogant person, by nature. I have been involved with music, in one form or another, for 33 yrs. (I started when I was very young). Many have noted my enthusiasm for music performance, and it has been mistaken for arrogance, at times. This is not intentional. Someone once described my attitude for music as being \u201ca kid in a candy store\u201d. I can agree with this analogy, and I sometimes stumble a bit, in my eagerness to do what I have essentially been trained for from my beginnings: to entertain the masses, alongside people of similar spirits. Isn\u2019t that why we got into the business in the first place?<\/p>\n<p>I hope that you will be able to see this, and understand me a little better. I really do love the Music Business, with everything I have. And I respect those in it.<\/p>\n<p>A Wayne Hamilton.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Wayne%20Hamilton%27s%20Letter%20Of%20Apology\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>**&#8212;For those who are not Fresno Musicians&#8230; This is a meaningless post that will make no sense. Go read something else! \ud83d\ude42 ** &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Here is Wayne&#8217;s letter, in its entirety. To the Fresno Music community: I understand that there are questions and doubts concerning my issued apology. I would like to say something, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[65],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7031"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7034,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions\/7034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicfrog.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}