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   Ouisie to Jim D   
   Re: band leader hell ..   
   15 Jan 19 19:08:21   
   
   From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "Jim D"  wrote in message news:201901151838117439-Not@ThisAddresscom...   
      
   > I first saw this effect in Detroit about 1979 or so.  As the auto   
   > companies began to collape in a bit way, they let go a lot of blue collar   
   > workers.  Those beer drinkin, completely lazy, use to being very overpaid   
   > union guys had a problem.  Getting away from their women as much as   
   > possible, as the easy money days were over.  No more load up in the big   
   > pickup, hook up the boat and head off to the water for a weekend of   
   > throwing enpty beer cans in the river / lake.   
      
   That is so disgusting! No passion, No spark, no Pure motivations, no   
   Honesty, no Integrity - no wonder Music is Dying, because the Dying are   
   Messing it up!!!   
      
   > So what did they do ?   
      
   Nothing worthwhile, I'm sure!   
      
   > Well, a lot of them decided to " put the old band back together ".  These   
   > guys had bands in high school, back before they got their easy money,   
   > practially no work union gigs at the car plant.   
      
   I wonder if they even had a Pure Motive for Anything, Ever.   
      
   > Does it sound like I didn't care much for the auto workers back then ?   
      
   Just for being lazy unethical overpaid slackers and helping to make the Rust   
   Belt? Of course not ;)   
      
   > They had a work ethic and attitudes about as bad as the cars they were   
   > making.   
      
   And as bad as the Stale CopyCatfish Crap they're still making.   
      
   > So they formed bands and flooded the clubs with bad music.  Ran nearly   
   > everything out of business.   
      
   > more later, the dog wants my attention.   
      
      
   JimD   
      
   They helped make the Rust Belt, now they're working on making the Noise   
   Belt.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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