Rob Schreiber's Intense Love For Music

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I know that I have stated this in almost every reading response I have written, but I heavily dislike the fact the author insist on using a storytelling method to talk about his subjects, including unrelated anecdotal information. I can appreciate Rob Schreiber’s intense love for music, because me too, and I think it is great he started Pitchfork out of his basement, just doing what he loves. I can relate to Schreiber because I too am in love with music but also have to work a bunch of mundane jobs to get through school. I enjoy that it is a standard rags-to-riches story. In my experience, I think I would enjoy pursuing something like that: just trying to work in what I love, even if it takes a while. The author talks about how it was hard

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