The Delete Bin

I am Rob Jones, a music fan and father.  Before settling here in the greater Vancouver area in 2002, I had lived in Oakville Ontario, Toronto, and London England. I am middle-aged. I don’t know how that happened.

The reason I write this blog is to talk about the music I love, some of the music I don’t love but think is worth talking about anyway, and hopefully to turn readers on to music they wouldn’t have otherwise considered.  I love discussion, so feel free to leave comments.

You may also follow me on Twitter.

And to hear the music I’m listening to, feel free to visit my Blip.FM page.

My Values and Beliefs:

• I believe that all people should be treated with respect, whether I agree with them or not. I believe that certain ideas are the enemy to a healthy and rational society, not the people who hold them.
• I believe that music is an essential to life; it is not a luxury. The same goes for all art forms. We need them and would die without them.
• I believe that the stories people tell of their own experiences, big or small, have more validity than texts which are thousands of years old. I believe that telling and listening stories in general is the best way to rip down the unnecessary barriers between people of differing walks of life. It’s also the best way to really know oneself. As such, I believe in blogging and this is why I do it. As for the other barriers between walks of life: I say celebrate ‘em.
• I believe that there is more to life than that which can be measured or proven. I think the power of art, the wonders of nature, and the essence of love is pointing somewhere. Although for the time being, taking them as they are is enough.
• I believe that a sense of humour could alleviate many troubles in the world.
• I believe that I am a good person. But, I know I can be much better.

Use of the Delete Bin

Again, I really like discussion, so please feel encouraged to leave your comments. Tell me I’m right. Tell me I’m wrong (and be both polite and convincing). Recommend things to me. Be educated, and educate in return! And link, link, link – it’s the Internet !

Should you find anything I’ve written to be useful, interesting, or complete crap, moving you to quote me, please attach a link back to the original source of your quote. It’s best practice, as most reputable bloggers will tell you. And it’s good manners too. But, you knew that – I just thought I’d mention it.

A Word About Links

One of the reasons I’ve started this thing is not only to blather on about things I find interesting and that I think you’ll find interesting too, but also to link to other sites that do the same.  There may be instances where the site to which I link echo my own points of view.  But, there will be other instances when I will link (rightly or wrongly) to sites that do not.  Please keep that in mind when clicking through to any links on this here blog of mine.

Generally speaking, I tend to vette the sites before linking to them, mostly against whether or not I feel the content on them is in some way useful to you in the context of my own post.  But, it’s up to you, dear reader, to make sure that what you’re clicking through to resonates with you, and doesn’t offend your values.  I will say this:  I will never link to x-rated materials, douchebag-generated affiliate sites, or knowingly link to any other site that runs contrary to the value systems I’ve listed above.

In short, I will use the utmost discretion, but so should you.  The sentiments expressed by others on linked to sites or in sites listed in my blogroll are entirely those of the author or authors.

Contact Me

Should you wish to send me a love note, or wish to approach me about a story idea, please send an email to:

clippernolan at Gmail dot com.

If I’ve used an image of yours, or have quoted your written content, and you wish the content to be removed from my site, please contact me directly at the above email address.