{"id":127,"date":"2008-07-03T12:52:34","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T16:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2008-07-03T12:52:34","modified_gmt":"2008-07-03T16:52:34","slug":"losing-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/losing-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Losing Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m guessing that all you George Michael fans are going to want to comment on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/espn\/page2\/story?page=caple\/080703\">Losing faith in Seattle<\/a>,&#8221; which says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ll be honest, George. I like a lot of your music. I liked it in the &#8217;80s, and I like the way it reminds me of my college years now. But this gimmick you have of covering up your weakened voice by pointing the mike at us to sing whenever you come to a high note is getting really, really annoying. I didn&#8217;t pay for these tickets and drive downtown to hear myself sing. And if you could hear my voice, you would be in agreement with me. Or maybe not. Because it seems like with every passing year, fans are expected to carry more of the burden. Whether it&#8217;s singing your chorus or paying for the arenas so the owners can boost their profits, we&#8217;re constantly expected to do more and more. And frankly, I&#8217;m getting pretty tired of it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m guessing that all you George Michael fans are going to want to comment on &#8220;Losing faith in Seattle,&#8221; which says: I&#8217;ll be honest, George. I like a lot of your music. I liked it in the &#8217;80s, and I like the way it reminds me of my college years now. 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