[Dixielandjazz] Beebe's kids and other young folks

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>In a message dated 8/6/02 3:05:17 PM Central Daylight Time, nancyink@ulink.net writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">&gt; [edited snippet] I am sorry to have to answer this rather dismally.&nbsp; I don't 
&gt; think that five percent would know who those greats were.&nbsp; Sad, isn't it.... 
&gt; [edited snippet] I Just discovered that my two adult sons don't know who 
&gt; Stephen Foster is. I was flabergasted.&nbsp; What's more they didn't recognize 
&gt; any of the titles of his classic songs...Swanee River,&nbsp; etc.... 
&gt; [edited snippet] My 20 yr old daughter ... asked If I ever heard of the song, 
&gt; "Beautiful Dreamer."&nbsp; I said, of course, that is a Stephen Foster classic. 
&gt; ... I started to give her a talk on Foster and how his immortal songs were 
&gt; such a part of the American soul.&nbsp; She didn't want to hear about it.&nbsp; I am 
&gt; 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.)</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; I understand what you are saying Nancy bu this is a bit different.&nbsp; Stephen Foster's music is the soul of America.&nbsp; 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</HTML>

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