I hadn't thought about Ravi Shankar in years. Isn't it hilarious to look back at how all of those Boomer "legends" were desperately searching for enlightenment from every conceivable culture, but their own? They never thought to look back at their own ancestors who built the world. Brown people must know the real truth.
I hadn't thought about Ravi Shankar in years. Isn't it hilarious to look back at how all of those Boomer "legends" were desperately searching for enlightenment from every conceivable culture, but their own? They never thought to look back at their own ancestors who built the world. Brown people must know the real truth.
That said, the message is so stale. ItтАЩs lost all of its cache. I donтАЩt know what kids today cling to that has any ring of authenticity to it. JHK is right, they killed music, movies, comedy, itтАЩs all rot. The only thing left is to mock the ruins.
Rick, perhaps you can settle a question I have about the accordion. A number of Texas bands that I like will use the accordion in some of their songs. Is this an influence from Cajun/Creole music, or is it from the Germans who settled parts of Texas?
Both, but much more German/polka influenced. The TexMex polkas are incredible, the Flaco Jimenez/Esteban Jordan stuff, incredible. You don't hear polkas much (or at all) in Cajun/Creole. Manic two-steps, yes, but not strict polkas. That shit's German.
Thanks, for that. I imagined it was more German. The band at my wedding played hard country (Paycheck, Coe, Haggard, etc.) and polkas. The perfect combination.
I hadn't thought about Ravi Shankar in years. Isn't it hilarious to look back at how all of those Boomer "legends" were desperately searching for enlightenment from every conceivable culture, but their own? They never thought to look back at their own ancestors who built the world. Brown people must know the real truth.
Here's a really fun read about the Boomer legends and their possible ties to military intelligence:
https://www.winterwatch.net/2024/04/laurel-canyon-military-intelligence-family-backgrounds-of-the-iconic-60s-counterculture-rock-stars/
That said, the message is so stale. ItтАЩs lost all of its cache. I donтАЩt know what kids today cling to that has any ring of authenticity to it. JHK is right, they killed music, movies, comedy, itтАЩs all rot. The only thing left is to mock the ruins.
Comedy died when Norm MacDonald died.
There is great music out there, you just have to seek it out.
God saw fit to "plaque" (Cajun: plah-kay, put) me in a place with off-the-charts culture. And it still has a heartbeat!
Rick, perhaps you can settle a question I have about the accordion. A number of Texas bands that I like will use the accordion in some of their songs. Is this an influence from Cajun/Creole music, or is it from the Germans who settled parts of Texas?
Both, but much more German/polka influenced. The TexMex polkas are incredible, the Flaco Jimenez/Esteban Jordan stuff, incredible. You don't hear polkas much (or at all) in Cajun/Creole. Manic two-steps, yes, but not strict polkas. That shit's German.
Thanks, for that. I imagined it was more German. The band at my wedding played hard country (Paycheck, Coe, Haggard, etc.) and polkas. The perfect combination.