Wow - yeah. "Techno" really got me there I guess - I'm at a total loss for
words. Attention 313 list members! Do not attempt to debate anything with
"techno" - he's a wordsmith of the highest order and will out-debate anyone
with his complete mastery of the art of confusion.
Now *that* was probably uncalled for
moving on
MEK
Fred Heutte
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01/12/03 09:31 PM
This has to be one of the most tedious and self-centered threads
on this list in quite a while, and we've had our history of those.
Concerning MEK, who can certainly defend himself well indeed, I would
only note that Mr. "techno" who accuses everyone else of misreading
what he has written clearly didn't bother to discern what Michael
actually said.
So isn't it time to move on, already?
As a non-African American who grew up with soul music, and that was
40 years ago, I suggest we simply acknowledge that Ron Hardy was a
genius, the rebirth of interest in 1980s music isn't all just about
retro-glamor, and DHP is one of the true gems on the Internet because
it can teach us all some history, including those of us who lived through
those times but weren't lucky enough to be in Chicago or Detroit in 1985.
As for soul music, I was reminded yet again of its true greatness
when I was sitting in a Starbucks in downtown DC on Friday (not
because I like Starbucks but because I was doing some work-related
email while traveling and they all have wireless access points now).
And the store music system was playing a string of just classic soul
from Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, Otis Redding, you name it. Maybe
not some of the rawer stuff we used to buy at Waxie Maxie's (when
there was just the one at 10th & F), but still.
phred
(who bought Booker T & the MGs' "Time is Tight" and Pink Floyd's
"Meddle" album when they first came out and still has 'em both,
which makes me older than some of your parents I guess)
PS - hey stevepwats, referring to "private email" to support your
point is one of the oldest and weakest rhetorical devices on the
Internet. How's about we just let this all go now and MOVE ON.
PPS - My friend Ramon Wells, who used to be the label boss at
Eightball and now runs Dotdotdot Records and has been everywhere
and done everything told me he went to a Billboard dance music
convention one year. He goes into the panel on house music and
stands up in the audience and says, "house music is all disco!",
and gets everyone all riled up, then he goes into the techno
symposium and gets up and says, "techno is all about house" and
causes pandemonium. His point, obviously, is that everything
comes from somewhere, and if you know the history you know your
own music and times that much better.
