Allman Brothers Nation
Shorter David Brooks: The failure of the Obama campaign to catch fire is reason for the Allman Brothers oeuvre to be taught in high school.
I realize -- boy, do I ever -- how difficult it must be to come up with 800 words twice a week, but is Brooks even trying? And I, too, pine for the 70s, when Rock 'n Roll was just that, and NYC real estate could be had for 10 bucks, but the idea that there was this golden age when your average radio listener was aware that the Rolling Stones were channeling Muddy Waters is just stupid. His confusion over what constitutes "roots" and "pop music" illustrates just what a nerd David Brooks must have been 30 years ago. And to think that if we just had Procol Harem on a high school syllabus then we'd have cultural cohesion is a sign that the New York Times opinion page is as deep as the Bonneville salt flats.
I realize -- boy, do I ever -- how difficult it must be to come up with 800 words twice a week, but is Brooks even trying? And I, too, pine for the 70s, when Rock 'n Roll was just that, and NYC real estate could be had for 10 bucks, but the idea that there was this golden age when your average radio listener was aware that the Rolling Stones were channeling Muddy Waters is just stupid. His confusion over what constitutes "roots" and "pop music" illustrates just what a nerd David Brooks must have been 30 years ago. And to think that if we just had Procol Harem on a high school syllabus then we'd have cultural cohesion is a sign that the New York Times opinion page is as deep as the Bonneville salt flats.
Labels: Oh Davey
posted by John at 9:18 AM
2 Comments:
props for reading that David so this David doesn't have to.
Hey, long time, Dave.
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