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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: Food for thought ... |
| Date | Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:20:49 -0400 |
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Jeff:
Probably so. I guess I was a little sensitive about generalizations
(must be the journalist in me -- I try to avoid it when I can).
Cheers,
John
On Oct 25, 2004, at 5:53 PM, AssociationWorks wrote:
> John:
>
> Actually, I'm the one who said this...and I used the word "most" to
> avoid
> the over-reaching generalization about teenagers; but I think you'd
> agree
> a majority of teenagers derive their tastes from big, corporate media
> such
> as mainstream record labels, TV, and movies. You can argue all you
> want about whether it's good or bad...but I think it's a fact.
>
> And it was probably a fact 20 years ago when we were indie kids.
>
> - Jeff
>
> --- Original Message ---
>> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:17:28 -0400
>> From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com>
>> To: <audities@smoe.org>
>> Subject: Food for thought ...
>> Message-ID: <036a01c4bac7$45a5ab80$29a1bc3f@TRIBUNE.AD.TRB>
>>
>> And then I wonder how much a 14- or 15-year-old me would have enjoyed
> having this said about me by my supposed elders.
>> This isn't to cast aspersion on Jamie (whom I believe was the original
> poster), but to caution all of us about casting too broad a net when it
> comes to the teen audience. I daresay that the indie kids we once were
> would
> have kicked adults like us in the shins for having said it.
>
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