Mellotronists

In a message dated 1/22/2007 8:44:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jonesalley@... writes:

>  Instant gratification and lowered expectations happened.  Every child  
> wants to be a star NOW - the next hip hop mofo.  Very few kids  are willing 
> to take the time or effort to learn to play an  instrument.  Now they're 
> the center of attention because  they're  ... playing records at a party. 
> Apparently there's some  secret skill involved in fading a mixer between 
> two turntables whilst  cupping one side of your headphones over your left 
> ear with one  hand.    I can't remember the last time I was at a party with 
 
> a live band playing, but it goes back to the '80s.  I guess it  wouldn't be 
> so bad if what they were playing was in the least bit  interesting, but 
> everytime I've had to go to one of these damned  things it's the most 
> unimaginative and repetitive bastard son of  disco crap being played.  I've 
> often felt that Brando had Sheen  call in the airstrike on the wrong people 
> at the end of Apocalypse  Now ...



Best summed up by the character Christopher Moltisanti of The  Sopranos, "4th 
grade poetry and a drum machine and every ditsoon thinks he's  Chairman of 
the Board..."