Well, Farrar, you finally proved to me that you have some intelligence and taste as well. E, L & P: Works I and Works II are simply outstanding. And, I have everything Queen ever recorded. I never take a road trip in my DeLorean without at least 6 or more Queen CD's. Geez - a 70 year old who still listens to Queen! Dick Ryan (maybe you now know why they call me Rad Dad) --- Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxxxxx> wrote: > [NOTE: RAMPANT SARCASM CONTAINED WITHIN.] > > Jim et al, > > I was born in 1979 and I abhorred the 80s and what > my brother and sister > wore. So I rebelled by being low-key. For the most > part I wear what I > did growing up - collared shirts and slacks/jeans. I > haven't owned a > pair of sneakers since 1989. Still, I would prefer > looking at people > wearing 80s garb to the so-called "goth" that > today's teenagers and > 20somethings seem to like. At first I thought it was > an architectural > fad until I saw people of this sub-culture, > apparently trying to imitate > albino vampires with badly-spelt tattoos. Call me > crazy, but I don't > think poking holes in yourself, never taking any > sun, and wearing all > black with 18-inch platforms is a good way to > promote your good > self-image, not to mention get a job once your > mutilated self gets that > Bachelor of General Studies. Next thing I expect to > see is a guy > decorating his scalp with resin-core solder. Drip, > drip, drip ... scrape. > > But I digress. > > 1980s music? Hmm, the only good music I remember > hearing during the 80s > was Dire Straits. Then again my parents listened to > the oldies station > and classical records. I had to wait until the 80s > were over before I > started finding some good music from that decade. :) > For me it was > mostly carry-overs from earlier decades - Rush, > Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, > Yes, King Crimson, Deep Purple, etc. I'm sure there > were some > exceptions but I can't remember them. Maybe the > Dixie Dregs ... Were > they an 80s band? > > Anyway, I can draw a conclusion from the past thirty > years: ugly rock > bands make better music. Compare Queen or Yes to the > pretty boys of > today. No contest. :) > > I'm off to form an ugly prog-rock band. Tentative > name: Doc Hudkins and > the Captains of Industry. Any other suggestions? > > Regards, > Farrar > > Jim Strickland wrote: > > give us a link, dammit! > > > > that is crazy. the 80s. I am embarrassed to have > been around for them. > > A lot of the youngins nowadays don't remember > the 80s much, how lucky > > of them.. But then again, it is very noticable > because they think the > > new 80s gear is 'fashionable'. > > > > Visors, wristbands, headbands, 'arm' warmers. On > american idol the other > > day someone was wearing the cuffed pants and high > heels. What is this > > world coming to? > > > > Jim > > -- > Farrar Hudkins > Announcer/Producer > 89.9 WWNO FM New Orleans / 90.5 KTLN FM > Thibodeaux-Houma > Live audio stream @ www.wwno.org > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get a FREE REFINANCE QUOTE - click here! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2CXtTB/ca0FAA/i5gGAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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