[Dixielandjazz] I do understand my kid's music

[Marek Boym]

I've been there, got back, and do not intend to venture there again.
To do what you recommend would be masochism, as it means suffering,
not enjoyment.  unfortunately, one is constantly enveloped by the
noise the young people call "music" (I can already see the reactions
to THAT), even if only from passig cars which assault one's ears with
unbearable voluem, weddings, etc.  Even a visit to my son's bar,
attended mainly by young people (mainly in thirties and forties) makes
my head swell.
Cheers

On 02/04/2008, Steve Heist <steveheist at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Cheers Marek...
> Usually I can keep my big mouth shut but, I just can't let this thread go by
> -
>
> I would hope that a change of attitude could be in order.  You can choose to
> "cut yourself off" from anything you don't like, live in a cacoon - OR open
> up and enjoy life - in all its glory - I am constantly amazed at the variety
> and creativity of the human mind and spirit, in all its forms.
>
> If early jazz men had adopted such a closed attitude, jazz would never have
> come about, with musicians saying, "Hey, I don't understand ragtime and
> couldn't care less...  Anything other than Stephen Foster is crap..."  Never
> adopt a confining outlook on life or you will miss SO much of life - and
> that would truly be a shame....
>
> ALL the Very Best,
> Steve
>
>
>
> > At 67, I gues I belong to the rock and roll generation.
> > Nevertheless, the only Beatles songs I know, other than "Yellow
> > Submarine' (I took my kids to see the film) are those played by jazz
> > bands.
> > I don't understand rock, and couldn't care less.  Nor rap, although it
> > sounds more "music" to me.  And even if I know some Presley songs, I
> > don't care about those, either.
> > Cheers
> >
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