Author Topic: What's wrong with music today... (Read 6691 times)

mustourdman · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2004, 02:37:00 pm »

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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Blelvis and Johnny DC (the guy that wears a ragged suit and walks back and forth on 18th st. with a newspaper under his arm)?

Holy crap! that guy with the suit and newspaper has a name? My friends and I have been wondering what's up with him for the last two years or so. We always call him Ratso, since he kinda looks like Dustin Hoffman's character in Midnight Cowboy. But I like Johnny DC better.

Is that just your name for him or am I missing some tid bit of DC hipster lore?

xcanuck · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2004, 02:52:00 pm »

Say what you want about Ms Duff...but the problem with music isn't her or her ilk.

The problem with music today is the lack of diversity, which is largely created by the way corporations like Clear Channel have hijacked the media outlets.

Morning Becomes Eclectic (on KCRW)is about the only place to regularly hear good, diverse music.

Some of us have the inclination, time, money, etc to actively seek out good music. Most people naively rely on radio/TV to expose them to the arts. And when all you get is American Idol, Blink-182, etc....well....eventually you get dumbed down.

Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2004, 02:56:00 pm »

I refuse to refer to a 16 year old child as MS. Duff.

xcanuck · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2004, 02:58:00 pm »

Damn...she's only 16, huh?

Must get the bad bad bad thoughts out of my head.

xcanuck · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:15:00 pm »

Bad enough that I'm replying to my own post ;=) but here's a great article from today's issue of The Onion that's pretty pertinent to this discussion.

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4030&n=3

TomJaworski · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:21:00 pm »

I was wondering about that newspaper/suit guy myself...

peppersanssalt · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:22:00 pm »

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Originally posted by xcanuck:
Damn...she's only 16, huh?

Must get the bad bad bad thoughts out of my head.

Just think about this Duff, x.

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thirsty moore · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:44:00 pm »

All I hear of him is random stuff at the bar. I call him Johnny DC because a friend of mine came up with the moniker. I've seen him everywhere.

Legend has it that he's the son of a very wealthy publisher. No lie.

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Originally posted by mustourdman:
Is that just your name for him or am I missing some tid bit of DC hipster lore?

markie · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:48:00 pm »

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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
I call him Johnny DC because a friend of mine came up with the moniker.

I think the term you were looking for is DC Johnny.

Rhett hopes he does not die before he gets old, because he is old already! Surely that is point of the song? Remember when rock and roll used to be rebellious and could turn good kids bad? No? Rhett does.

thirsty moore · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2004, 03:49:00 pm »

Huh?

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Originally posted by mark e smith:
I think the term you were looking for is DC Johnny.

markie · « **Reply #25 on:** July 28, 2004, 04:17:00 pm »

Huh? What?

It's DC Johnny, not Johnny DC.

thirsty moore · « **Reply #26 on:** July 28, 2004, 04:22:00 pm »

C'mon Nighties fans. Back me up on this.

nkotb · « **Reply #27 on:** July 28, 2004, 04:26:00 pm »

Word. Thirst has got it right.

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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
C'mon Nighties fans. Back me up on this.

markie · « **Reply #28 on:** July 28, 2004, 04:26:00 pm »

Errr, when you say it, you always say DC Johnny.

One of us is having a breakdown. I hope it is not me, again.

markie · « **Reply #29 on:** July 28, 2004, 04:28:00 pm »

You are clearly all wrong as my wife agrees with me. Wives are always right.

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