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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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