CLASSIC MAD RANT - MACRI/GROLLE - MICRO

Regardless of his creative license, I don't feel like he (Morley) portrayed you (Ludolf) accurately, based on our conversation. I believe it was not your intent to mock Winnipeg or its low income and emerging artists, but that this tone was put in place by Morley, for whatever reason (to make you look bad? Why would he do that?). Is this even what happened?

I THINK MORLEY PORTRAYED ME AS HE SAW ME BASED ON SOME PRE-CONCEPTION OF THE SPIN HE WANTED TO PUT ON THE STORY. IT WAS HIS PERCEPTION AND HIS OPINION AND HIS REALITY AND ALSO BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE DELIVERED IN A MANNER HE FELT WAS BEST FOR HIS PURPOSES. I LIKED MORLEY WHEN I MET HIM, HE SEEMED TRUE AND FAIR BUT HAD AN IDEA OF HOW HE WANTED TO DELIVER THE ARTICLE [THIS IS ALL MY OPINION IN RETROSPECT - WITH 20/20 HINDSIGHT]. I DO NOT THINK IT WAS MORLEY'S INTENTION TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD. MAYBE I SHOULD WRITE A COLUMN CALLED "MORLEY AND ME" HONESTLY I WISHED HE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE ART MORE AND THE PROCESS AND SO FORTH - BUT HE DID NOT, I DO APPRECIATE WHAT HE DID, AND I THINK IT WAS DONE IN GOOD FAITH - AT LEAST I HOPE SO. I DO NOT KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, I SPENT AND HOUR AND A HALF WITH HIM AND DID NOT GET A BAD VIBE. HE IS EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND FACTUAL BUT... TO PUT A VISUAL CONNOTATION ON THE MATTER, PERHAPS DELIVERS THE MESSAGE WITH A CERTAIN HUE AND A DIFFERENT PALETTE - C'EST LA VIE AND THATS WHAT MAKES HIM MORLEY. A REACTION WAS ELICITED, HOWEVER THE CBC CANADA TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS - WHICH I AM SURE CAME AS A RESULT OF THE ARTICLE WERE QUITE DIFFERENT. I AM THANKFUL TO MORLEY AND DON'T REALLY WISH TO THINK OF HIM HAVING ANY OTHER AGENDA THAN JUST DOING HIS JOB AND TRYING TO HELP. ITS LIKE SOMEONE DOING THE WASHING-UP/DISHES AFTER A MEAL AND BREAKING ONE OF YOUR BEST GLASSES OR PLATES. HE IS A CREATIVE ARTIST IN HIS OWN RIGHT AND I AM THANKFUL THAT HE IS ONE OF THE FEW WHO TRIES TO SUPPORT THE ARTS. BEAR IN MIND THIS IS WHERE ART MEETS BUSINESS AND HE NEEDS TO CAPTURE READERS; HE SEEMS TO DO IT VERY WELL. LETS CLOSE IT HERE, WITH YOUR FNAL QUESTION ANSWERED.[HOPEFULLY]

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF EVERYON'ES ART. "L"