Re: OT: The Police on Tour

[Paul Richards <paulrichard10@adelphia.net>]

Well, diversity's all the rage in the NFL.


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Paul Richards

---- Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote: 
> That pan-sexual runt from Minnesota who played at the super bowl, for 
>one...
> 
> Anyway, this is a huge topic and I'm not a huge authority, but I think 
> since the Net has exploded that the playing field is remarkably flat 
> compared to the 80's-early 90's. There are those top-10'ers doing 
> light-saber battles in the clouds, but after their hit and a year or two 
> they tumble down as well. The Dixies Chicks aren't my brand of music, 
> but they aren't teen dreams (all in their 30's, actually), can 
> verifiably play and write, and have integrity to burn. The Peppers can 
> play their sweaty asses off and have been doing so for 20-some years. 
> These were the big winners at the Grammy's, and while that's a fairly 
> meaningless event, it provides a good barometer of public interest.
> 
> Did you know that His Royal Badness is the only non-major-label artist 
> ever to play at that overblown gladitorial contest?
> 
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> > On 2/15/07, Arne R. Skage jr <arneskage@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Welcome to the cruel world of competion, its a jungle out there so go 
> >> get
> >> them tiger...
> >
> > That argument worked a lot better a few decades ago when there was a
> > flat playing field and actual musicians could do pretty well.
> >
> > Tell me -- aside from dinosaur acts, what current top 10 musician/pop
> > star is famous for their musicianship?
>