LOL! Maybe I need to start carrying around a vocoder. MEK
"KiDD*e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/03/2007 11:14:23 AM: > I've given up to get all worked up everytime i hear this term wrongfully > used. > If someone says to me that its gonna be an "electro" party, i always ask > whether it's "ÉlectrO" (with a flat french teen rocker accent), or > "EE-LeK-TrOw" (with a robot distorted voice). If he doesn't get it, i say > goodbye. > - K* > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Odeluga, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "313 Mailing List" <[email protected]>; "Benoît Pueyo" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 5:57 PM > Subject: RE: (313) Electro vs Electro > > > > Nail meet Hammer - bang! Exactly Ken. Imo the word and meaning of > Electro > > has been hijacked and the plane is in danger of being blown up. > > "Electro" has been slapped on as a prefix because it became the hot word - > > it sold magazines like Mixmag and URB, it sold fashion accessories at Hot > > Topic, and it sold records at HMV/Best Buy. Why? Because few people > > buying it were old enough to know it the first time. They'd heard the > word > > but didn't hear the sound. > > > > MEK > >
