All the baby boomers did was buy their records and attend their shows.
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s iconic Cash/Dylan duet, a fine piece from Philip Marchand in The Toronto Star. Marchand’s point is simple, but one I’ve not seen explored elsewhere. That the heroes of the 60s are not of the generation that made them heroes. They are older. He also says that the children of the 60s, who created those cultural heroes, have not yet produced any of their own. That I’m not so sure about. But rather than pay attention to me echoing into the ether, go read the original.
Paul McCartney now looks like an old lady, Bob Dylan resembles one of those unfortunates who line up at the Scott Mission, and Mick Jagger looks like his face has not so much aged as congealed, yet they remain irreplaceable icons. What would you rather tell your friends — that you had lunch with Mick Jagger or Joey Kramer?
Thanks Luigi.
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