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| From | "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@bankofamerica.com> |
| Subject | Re: Lefsetz today |
| Date | Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:24:34 -0500 |
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>>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:16:12 -0400
From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Subject: Lefsetz Today.
Message-ID: <007401c7c337$8b554f70$6401a8c0@mcall.trb>
Here's a taste ...
Speaking of satellite radio...
I was driving to KLSX Sunday night and I was listening to XM's folk
channel. And what came out of the speakers of my automobile had none of
the immediacy of Britney or Beyonce, none of the in-your-face
manipulation of Fall Out Boy, only an honesty I recognized, that I
treasured way back when, before I knew there was a "Billboard", when you
built a collection based on record credits, friends' recommendations and
magazine reviews. And the resulting body of work, it was your Prozac,
it was the antidepressant that got you through, but more than that, this
music made life worth LIVING!
The shows weren't extravaganzas, and they weren't expensive. Music was
like milk, a daily exercise. You discussed music like cars or computers
today. It was the most important element of your life.
I can't decide if he reminds me more of Lester Bangs or of late-period
Ezra Pound -- except without the whole crazy, Anti-Semitic traitor
thing.<<
The difference is that Bangs and Pound were actual writers with genuine
talent. Lefsetz reminds me more of the homeless person I saw on the el
last week who was loudly trying to explain his theories of
extraterrestrial mind control to a silhouette on an "In Case Of
Emergency, Please Exit Through The Rear Of The Train" poster.
Greg Sager
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