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| From | Mike Nattboy <paris2000@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: SNL |
| Date | Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:56:45 -0700 |
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Yeah those were the days when SNL was actually hip unlike in recent
years when they've tried to look hip by booking all the acts the
marketing folks at big media companies tell SNL what is hip to the
14-30 year old demographic.
It's what Lester bangs refer to as "the industry of cool."
SNL ain't what it used to be!
On Monday, October 25, 2004, at 05:41 PM, MCGaudio@aol.com wrote:
>
>> "Eytan Mirsky" <eytanmirsky@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> While I didn't see the debacle with Ashlee Simpson, I think that the
>> real
>> vitriol should be directed at SNL and uber-sellout Lorne Michaels.
>
> I'm always amazed when I see a repeat of an old SNL and the musical
> guest is
> Ornette Coleman or someone else equally non-commercial (okay, someone
> else
> non-commercial, not equally!) It did used to be an outlet to see some
> interesting non-mainstream music.
>
> Mark
>
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