Re: 80s?

From: Mark Allerton (Mark@warmspot.cix.co.uk)
Date: Tue Feb 19 2002 - 08:52:13 CET

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    Casey,

    For someone who's virtually never posted to the list (source:
    Google - prove me wrong), you're pretty hardcore about the quality
    of the content.

    ..Mark..

    On Monday, February 18, 2002, at 09:23 PM, Casey T. wrote:

    > --- leslie shill <icehouse@redshift.com> wrote:
    >> Well, Casey really says it like its heartfelt!
    >
    > Just looking for good relevant content in emails, not
    > a lot crap.
    >
    >> I find nostalgia to be boring
    >> quite frankly, although I like to play music from
    >> various eras both on the
    >> air and during some of my live sets. I play that
    >> music for its own intrinsic
    >> value and because of either how much I love it or
    >> because of its place in
    >> the history and development of music but never for
    > its nostalgic value.
    >
    > I never criticised anyone for playing an 80s tune or
    > even for people to remix one or whatever. If all you
    > played is 80s then i certainly would not pay any
    > attention to the show or gig...not that i do anyway
    >
    >> I am interested in the musical paths that people
    >> have followed but more
    >> as an indicator of what they love now than for the
    >> value of the nostalgic.
    >
    > I don't mind reading that kind of info about a
    > particular artist that I like. To get that kind of
    > info from tons of people i don't even know, it's a
    > waste of time and mailbox space.
    >
    >> It is interesting to a degree what brings people to
    >> where they are at but I
    >> am interested in where they are in the most present
    >> tense, especially as a dj!
    >
    > It's not really that interesting at all. They'll be
    > people coming from different backgrounds looking
    > for something different and then move onto something
    > else later.
    >
    > I'm sure there are people that use to listen to death
    > metal on this list. I don't really need a map how
    > they got from Cannibal Corpse to Tosca.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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