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This is thrue David,this is why perhaps europe tends to follow more tradition than america in my opinion,but i think that the classic british rock bands are still probably the most influential worldwide. Cheers luis --- David Kirkdorffer <vze2ncsr@verizon.net> wrote: > Jumping in too.... > > America generally does not support "the arts" at the > same level as is seen > in Europe. In America, art is left to fend for > itself in a market-driven > economy, whereas cities and municipalities in Europe > will lend assistance as > they value the arts in a different manner. This is > especially true for > performing arts like dance and classically > influenced music. > > However, in America there are more venues where > grass-roots artistic > activities can thrive. This is especially true at > the intersection of > "popular culture" and "the arts." > > What America offers many artists is a place where > they have more freedom of > expression. People from the world over enjoy more > artistic freedom here > than they do in their home countries. Tightening > US visa regulations > however are already blocking artists from entering > the US. I feel that is a > loss for us all. > > David > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sarth" <sarth@sarth.net> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:52 PM > Subject: RE: some thoughts on Ted's queeries about > art and self esteem and, > oh yeah, looping > > > > Just hopping in here, I don't know the contaxt, > but the phrasing > > "American artists are among the strongest in the > world" has almost no > > content whatsoever. There are so many artists in > America, it seems > > likely that some of them are among the most > creatively effective artists > > in the world. > > > > If that was what was meant by that statement, I > don't see how it would > > be very easy to disagree with it. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Richard Zvonar [mailto:zvonar@zvonar.com] > > > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:25 PM > > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > > Subject: Re: some thoughts on Ted's queeries > about art and > > > self esteem and, oh yeah, looping > > > > > > > > > At 3:54 AM -0800 11/19/04, Travis Hartnett > wrote: > > > > > > >in my opinion--I'm afraid to appear > chauvinistic but--American > > > >artists are among the strongest in the world. > > > > > > Would you care to back that up? > > > -- > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Richard Zvonar, PhD > > > (818) 788-2202 > > > http://www.zvonar.com > > > http://RZCybernetics.com > > > > > > > > > > ===== www.luis-angulo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com