Rock On
One of the thing's that's unique about my generation is that we were the first to go from not wanting our parents to catch us smoking marijuana to not wanting our kids to catch us. The other is that rock 'n roll started with us back when we were teenagers and it was almost universally denounced and savaged by grown-ups. The rockers were all scrawny kids like us. I was in prep school when one girl, whose father was in the record business, introduced us to the then unknown Elvis's first album, and we were blown away. Now all those guys are old farts, some of them still rocking out. My lacrosse players don't even know there was a time before rock. It's like Gregorian chants to them, always here.
posted by John M Crowther @ 8:01 AM
8 Comments:
Commentary makes me feel properly old, John C. (grin)
well drawn cartoon, by the way
I feel REAL old, since my music was the big band and jazz. 77 tomorrow.lol roger
I feel REAL old, since my music was the big band and jazz. 77 tomorrow.lol roger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROGER!!! If it's any consolation big band and jazz still have very wide appeal... have a GREAT day tomorrow!
Fun cartoon John! Ever wondered what they will play for our generations when we make it to the old folks home? Could be anything from Black Sabbath to U2 to Timbaland??? LOL
I’ll confess that when Rhythm & Blues and then Rock & Roll showed up on the scene in the 60s I was among the first to predict that they were only a fad. To me R & B sounded a lot like a boogie-woogie with guitars and R & R … well, that just sounded awful. Who would’ve guessed that this simplistic music, if you can call it music, would be with us now for almost half a century? A few of us o.f.’s might admit now that a lot of it ain’t that bad, and a little of it, namely the songs of Lennon and McCartney, are immortal, but let’s face it most of it is still unadulterated c-r-a-p. Read my lips
Disagree Y-O-F... we can adapt to (and come to enjoy) anything... all that's needed is the will! ;-)
When I was a v. y.o.f. (very young old fart) I had to learn to eat liver and brussel sprouts. That doesn’t mean that I liked it. Rock and Roll is to Jazz what tapioca pudding is to a soufflé.
I like Gregorian chants...
My soul is pretty old and dusty...
Hey Roger...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
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