Steve Catanzaro wrote:
> Could be... except that, when you stick your head out the door and it feels
> like 5 construction workers have giant blow torches aimed right atcha, it's
> ez enuff to go back in the house and put on some vinyl... (btw.... the
> record stores here? don't get me started!)
First of all, why are you in Phoenix? (You never did tell me why you moved
there...and moving there was *your* choice, right?)
> It is interesting to note what cities didn't have a scene and now do.
> Seattle, of course, became famous in the late '80's for it's brand of
> rockroll. Atlanta, it might be fair to say, wipes out gigantic LA in terms
> of R&B production, (and hpsi - hotties per square inch) and I've heard
> Houston and San Antonio are really starting to hold it down, production
> wise.
It's all related to population patterns. Remember when Seattle got those "Most
liveable city" accolades during the '80s? Well, people started moving
there...Atlanta is one of the fastest-growing cities in the US, population and business-wise.
Things also change through cycles, some cities will have things happening for a
while, then nothing, then things wither come back or something new comes up.
What about Los Angeles in the '70s? It was home to native talents like WAR,
Barry White and Charles Wright. It also saw an influx of soul/R&B artists like
EWF, Rufus, the entire Jackson clan, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder - heck - Motown,
the label itself - moved there. And there were some R&B labels going on like
SOLAR, etc.
> PC alert! Elson need to get CHECKED! There are a lot of cities that are
> unique and beautiful in NO way...
Then why do people live there at all? There's lots of reasons why people live in
certain cities, not much of which are the same as yours.
Define "unique" and "beautiful."
It's all a matter of perspective. Most people, when moving to a city demand a
lot from that city. The key is what you can contribute to that city. It's like a
tree that bears fruit. Everyone wants that fruit, but what happens when everyone
keeps picking at the tree and doesn't even bother to water it?
Check out Yuma, AZ, where quite literally,
> the 2 most intriguing pieces of architecture are the Blockbuster Video store
> and the Red Lobster!
Do you know the history of Yuma? Again I've never been there but there's
obviously something the locals know that you don't. I'm not very fond of Las
Vegas myself (fake, hot, fake, fake, waste of money), but I'm sure there's a way
to enjoy Vegas that I'm not aware of.
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