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> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:09:29 -0800
> From: John Drefahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: new york.
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> Argh, pinned as a fashion whore yuppie before I could even say a word..
>
> As I said.. the substance of this new mod culture I am sure is
> lacking.. but I still can't understand this behavior to expect new
> mods to listen to old mod music. While mod's roots are in blues,
> soul, and jazz one should pigeon hole a social movement to those two
> things. Music evolves, cultures evolve, mod will evolve with it. I
> just can't take this 'please fill out your, 'are you a mod survey'
> and return it to the head face for approval.." More or less I think
> its fair to say that people today can adopt the mod look, feel, and
> way of living and thinking and apply it to today's society and daily
> life trials. Otherwise, you might as just say mod was as corny as
> the Swing movement revival. I see it now.. "Dirty Dancing" Starring
> PHIL DANIELS!
You know what killed the Swing thing? Awful NEW bands like The Cherry
Poppin Daddies etc... that bastardized a retro scene that had been
happening in California for almost 10 years before the craze! Food for thought.
Dan
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