Re: [Harp-L] "Fattening Frogs For Snakes"...whats that all about?!?!?

["Nate in the Blues Room" <thebluesroom@xxxxxxxxx>]

Taiawagi,
My very thoughts, about his relationship with a woman, that is. Yet I'm
hearing much about the craftyness of the music industry back then,
especially against the blacks moreso maybe, not sure.

But yes, I know too well the feeling of, can I say, fattening a fish with my
bait only to have the guy next to me reel it in, or to have the biggest fish
of the day on my line only to see it near the surface, blow me a kiss and
flick its fish butt at me as my line breaks!!

Thanks,
Nate


On 2/23/06, Taiawagi Helton <taiawagi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> He is pledging metaphorically, I think, to no longer
> pay for the "care and maintenance" of a woman who
> rewards others with her favors.  Consistent with the
> economic view that each individual is a "rational
> maximizer", allocating one's resources so as to
> maximize one's own satisfaction, he will no longer pay
> the costs for and invest in an endeavor, the benefits
> of which are captured by one other than himself.
> After all, what's the point of working to feed and
> fatten frogs for dinner, only to see them eaten by
> snakes?
>
> Taiawagi