[Dixielandjazz] Age and Sects

[john petters]

Bill said
> Young people have absolutely NO CHOICE in
> the nature of the things they like to try. "New things" are the only
things
> available to them.

Quite right Bill. What choice do young folk get to hear Jelly Roll Morton's
Black Bottom Stomp?  And does Steve Barbone get regular airplay on network
radio in the States?
John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Age and Sects


> Hi listees,
>
> It has been writ:
>
> >     It seems to be one of the inescapable accompaniments of aging that a
> >person will gradually listen to less unfamiliar music.  (Same is true for
> >reading books, and trying new things in general.)
> >     Younger folks, in their teens through their early adult years, like
to
> >try new things, sometimes finding some that they enjoy.  They hold on to
> >those they like, and over the years they (well, OK, we) decrease trying
new
> >stuff.
> >     Pity.
>
>
> The corollary (and obverse) to this observation is that "Young folks have
no
> natural interest in trying to appreciate older (no longer popular) forms."
>
> Pity.
>
> As far as older people are concerned the writer stated "over the years
they
> . . .  decrease trying new stuff."
>
> This is true but it has absolutely nothing to do with a quest for "new
> stuff." Old farts, like young studs, are exposed to the same popular arts
> that everyone sees (movies, TV, books, etc.) and when they see something
> they like they'll buy it.
>
> It's like a cold. I'm certainly not on a "quest" to acquire one, but as
I'm
> exposed to one I may easily experience it myself (and wish I hadn't).
>
> It boils down to the notion of the "quest."
>
> Do we actually go out of our way to experience the myriad complexities of
> life or do we just go along with whatever is put in front of us?
>
> When we encounter a new culture where people worship rutabagas as the
> ultimate life form and the supreme diety in the known universe do we say
> "What a wonderful culture it is with it's many diverse and equally valid
> value systems" or do we say "Sheesh! What dickheads?"
>
> Don't tell me about the marvelous quest for new things by daring,
> resourceful and inquisitive teen agers. Har!
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill "gimme that old time religion" Gunter
> jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
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