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From:
Iain H.
To:
idm
Cc:
Solenoid ,
Date:
Tue, 22 Jul 97 01:02:29 +0100
Subject:
Re: (idm) will it be in the history books
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<869529782.1020948.0@rjune.demon.co.uk>
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quoted 13 lines I can only wish one blessing upon you: That your kids will listen to>> >> I can only wish one blessing upon you: That your kids will listen to >> music which at first makes you cringe in horror, but which they >> eventually teach *you* to enjoy. I hope my kids do not sinply worship >> what I was into two decades before, and I hope I don't either. >> >> -CF > >Mark Smith, of the band The Fall once said of this retro stuff: "If I ever >catch my kids listenning to my record collection because they thought this >music was for them, I'd kill them. Real rock 'n roll is whatever a kid's >parents can't stand, and right now that is electronic dance music, techno, >etc. "
Further off topic I know but:- I'm going to be meeting Mark E. himself in a couple of weeks when a band in which I play supports The Fall at the Festival in Edinburgh. I'm not worried about playing (we'll slay the place... ;) ) but I can't help but think that, in the grand Charles Bukowski tradition, a face-to-face with the man could be disappointing (or even physically injuring...) ..ho hum. As quoted above, the man has a large stroke of genius accompanied by a bloody mindedness that I admire - but usually from a distance... Rubyjune.