round the bend

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Feb 14 16:37:31 PST 2000


John Halle wrote:


>It was Martin Luther, J.S. Bach's favorite composer, who first recognized
>that "the devil has all the best tunes." I guess now its the fascists.

Is Lou Reed a fascist? Does Laurie Anderson know?


>Actually, I don't totally agree that "all that hippie crap" 30 years ago
>was all so awful. The White Album still has a lot to recommend it.

I was thinking more of the Grateful Dead and most of the Woodstock bands, not the Beatles.

Joke heard at the time of Jerry Garcia's death:

Q: What does the Grateful Dead fan say when he's run out of pot? A: This band sucks.

Doug



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