What Acid Jazz listees already know about larry levan, techno, disco,
etc, the rest of the world has no idea about... it's always best to
re-iterate proper history when the rest of the world is still unaware...
B. Graff wrote:
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> Mark,
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> I can understand how the seemingly sudden props given to Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage from every magazine can get on your nerves. Overexposure to something can do that.
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> But there is a reason why he's getting those props, and it's because he was the prototype for the modern dj. I won't go into his achievements (by now I'm sure you know) but for a long time he wasn't really given credit for what he helped originate, for reasons that I would comment on if someone wanted to email me privately (so as not to divert the thread).
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> The man and the club are legends and you can't really go wrong with paying proper respect.
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> Anthony
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