From fingerz@woh.rr.com Sun Feb 17 07:45:45 2013
Subject:RE: OT: Times change
I'm 39 and my dad has played music since the 60's in various bands over the
years(he's pretty much got the same theory about destroying the middle class
and that it's been going on for a long time) and I have seen exactly what
you're talking about.I have two daughters one that's 21 and another that
will soon be 13 and to see what they're spoon fed through media, etc. is
really disturbing. I think my 21 year old is beyond repair she's an IPhone
addict and I do mean addict. It's her entire life in the palm of her hand I
think she would damn near kill someone if they tried to take her phone. I'm
trying to keep my youngest away from a cell phone as long as possible. I
guess the part that is so upsetting is that I think it's gone on for so long
I don't think we can stop it.
Brian In Ohio
From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mark k
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 8:56 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] OT: Times change
>>The culture has changed... and is still changing.
In the last week I heard an interview that highlighted the demise of piano
retailers since the 1980's with sales of pianos down about 90% over the past
20 years. David Byrne (of Talking Heads) in his recent book - How Music
Works - makes a similar point in a broader context, how music has gone from
being a participatory form of entertainment in 1900 (someone played and
everyone joined in the singing in the parlor) to a passive personal form
today, with most music listened to being low resolution 128k mp3's heard
through ear buds.
Everyday dance music today is amplified mp3's, live music in any form has
shrunk to be a niche market.
Goff referred to housing shrinking down to condo's, with people living in
smaller dwellings I guess the only musical option most can afford or have
room for is an acoustic guitar.
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