Comments on: Snippets from the ‘Snide Remarks’ cutting-room floor

By: Jeff J. Snider

Jeff J. Snider — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:58 +0000

I’ve been wishing for years that Eric would say something funny, Hollie. I just don’t think it’s gonna happen…

By: Hollie (the bride!)

Hollie (the bride!) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:50:42 +0000

I thought you did a fabulous job and helped my wedding reception even more perfect than I could have imagined. I wish you would have said something funny about the song you sang. Which, by the way, Ryan (my husband) loved the surprise!

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:14:15 +0000

I hate to rain on Eric’s rebel parade, but this particular copying, while technically a statutory violation of the author’s copyright, is probably defensible as fair use. So you’re actually a rebel with a reasonable affirmative defense, which doesn’t feel quite as James Dean

By: Momma Snider

Momma Snider — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:22:22 +0000

I didn’t have the slightest problem with Eric copying his own music for his own use for this occasion, but I’ve been trying to get our choirs to buy the music, ever since I became close personal friends with a daughter of the Jackman family of Jackman music. I hate seeing both sides of an issue!

And yeah, the song he sang was a big hit. It was the song from “Juno” and the bride asked him to sing it as a surprise for the groom.

By: AWOL

AWOL — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:54:26 +0000

Eric
My sentiments mirror those that feel that even half a Snide Remark is twice as good as other posts on the interweb.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:57:11 +0000

Oh cool, I thought it was just my ward that had one of those!!! Although it’s way better now that my mom is the choir leader & believes in only using photocopied music!!! What’s even better, it’s photocopied music from her community choir leader, who is the stake president!!

By: daveread

daveread — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:30:51 +0000

AdamOndi:
Yes, every LDS church ward, on every continent, in every age of the world, has (or has had) one of those copyright-enforcement Nazis. There was probably one in Ur of the Chaldees, and on Noah’s Ark.

By: Auntie Beth

Auntie Beth — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:20:39 +0000

I liked the love song you sang for the couple, but I don’t think the old folks in attendance caught the humor in it……

You did a great job at the piano that night. When we got there I thought the music was recorded until I saw you hiding in the corner.

Can I book you now for Michael’s wedding in 6 years?

By: Rob D.

Rob D. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:09:35 +0000

Still better than the Pulp Fiction deleted scenes……… in.which Tarantino did the right thing taking out.

By: David Manning

David Manning — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:40:10 +0000

Such a great start… Too bad nothing column-worthy happened at the reception. By the way, nothing is more irritating to a pianist than trying to converse with him while he’s on the job.