[Dixielandjazz] Beebe's kids and other young folks
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 02:25:45 EDT
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In a message dated 8/6/02 3:05:17 PM Central Daylight Time,
nancyink@ulink.net writes:
> > [edited snippet] I am sorry to have to answer this rather dismally. I
> don't
> > think that five percent would know who those greats were. Sad, isn't
> it....
> > [edited snippet] I Just discovered that my two adult sons don't know who
> > Stephen Foster is. I was flabergasted. What's more they didn't recognize
> > any of the titles of his classic songs...Swanee River, etc....
> > [edited snippet] My 20 yr old daughter ... asked If I ever heard of the
> song,
> > "Beautiful Dreamer." I said, of course, that is a Stephen Foster
> classic.
> > ... I started to give her a talk on Foster and how his immortal songs
> were
> > such a part of the American soul. She didn't want to hear about it. I
> am
> > pissed about this.
>
> As a younger person, I have to remind Jim and others that we've been
> exposed
> to something completely different -- OUR generation's music. So while it
> may
> be a shame that we missed out on classic material, it's not our fault for
> not knowing what our elders know. Jim, I know it's frustrating not being
> able to share these things with your kids, and I'm sorry about that.
> (Sigh.)
I understand what you are saying Nancy bu this is a bit different.
Stephen Foster's music is the soul of America. There is no way ( I thought)
that a reasonably educated and alive person in this country could not know
the name Stephen Foster and at least the name of one of his songs.
Jim Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/6/02 3:05:17 PM Central Daylight Time, nancyink@ulink.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">> [edited snippet] I am sorry to have to answer this rather dismally. I don't<BR>
> think that five percent would know who those greats were. Sad, isn't it....<BR>
> [edited snippet] I Just discovered that my two adult sons don't know who<BR>
> Stephen Foster is. I was flabergasted. What's more they didn't recognize<BR>
> any of the titles of his classic songs...Swanee River, etc....<BR>
> [edited snippet] My 20 yr old daughter ... asked If I ever heard of the song,<BR>
> "Beautiful Dreamer." I said, of course, that is a Stephen Foster classic.<BR>
> ... I started to give her a talk on Foster and how his immortal songs were<BR>
> such a part of the American soul. She didn't want to hear about it. I am<BR>
> pissed about this.<BR>
<BR>
As a younger person, I have to remind Jim and others that we've been exposed<BR>
to something completely different -- OUR generation's music. So while it may<BR>
be a shame that we missed out on classic material, it's not our fault for<BR>
not knowing what our elders know. Jim, I know it's frustrating not being<BR>
able to share these things with your kids, and I'm sorry about that. (Sigh.)</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
I understand what you are saying Nancy bu this is a bit different. Stephen Foster's music is the soul of America. There is no way ( I thought) that a reasonably educated and alive person in this country could not know the name Stephen Foster and at least the name of one of his songs.<BR>
<BR>
Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>
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