Guardian banshee-at-large George Monbiot is of the opinion that Western Civilization reached its height in 1974. All those things you own, all that food you have, this computer you are reading this on -- an unimaginable household article in the early Seventies -- they don't really exist, apparently. They were right: polyester really was evil. (Via Steven Chapman.)
Posted by Andrea Harris at January 1, 2003 04:14 AMThe only good thing about The Beatles is the post-script -- namely, Wings.
Posted by: DavidMSC at January 1, 2003 at 01:06 PMUm -- do you mean Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?
Oh I couldn't resist...
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 1, 2003 at 01:37 PMI dont know why so many people hate Wings so much. They were a great band and had some nifty tunes. Their stuff is certainly better than some of Paul's solo material and way better than anything by John and/or Yoko.
Posted by: Andrew at January 1, 2003 at 03:14 PMI don't hate Wings. Where did you get that impression? Paul actually rocked out in Wings. "Medicine Jar" is a classic, and of course there is "Magneto and Titanium Man."
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 1, 2003 at 03:56 PMshudder 1974? apart from the fact that i was three, there was no internet, and sushi was non-existent in this country: there was no depo-provera or norplant to keep a woman from "continuing to breed children she cannot support" and loonies like mr monbiot, who was 25 and still getting laid, could not spout off at random on topics he didn't understand in the international media. capitalism. eek!
please do allow the 'quarterly results of companies selling knickers' to wait til we meet our new years resolutions and get our asses back in shape, hmm? by definition, every man is a capitalist. when i stop buying the best dog food i can find for my pooch, then you can start worrying, mr monbiot. fair?
at least my car was made in 1968. in his world, i'd at least have wheels.
Posted by: tanya at January 1, 2003 at 04:40 PMThat was the only upside to Linda's death: It made a reunion of Wings impossible.
Posted by: Frank C at January 1, 2003 at 07:18 PMExactly, Andrea. Wings was good stuff (nice music, catchy songs, etc), but the Beatles had precisely one good song (Tax Man) and contributed greatly to societal decay and "pop idols are gods" syndrome, which prevents True Believers from ever questioning the quality of said gods' music, writings, manners, appearance, intelligence, etc.
Posted by: DavidMSC at January 2, 2003 at 01:00 AMWell, I liked a lot of the Beatles' songs, though "Taxman" wasn't my favorite. I liked their (for the times) weird conceptual stuff. I never was into that Beatles mystique, though. What was that all about?
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 2, 2003 at 02:23 AMWell I was born in 1974. Presumably that means I am the living proof of George's statement, as it's definitely been all downhill since then...
Posted by: James Russell at January 2, 2003 at 02:40 AM1. Mull of Kintyre was great. I even remember the video - the firelit singalong on the beach oh yeah...
2. Your blog looks fine but also a bit like the old one. What gives?
3. Does Moonbat produce this drivel to get noticed? Maybe it's an English thing (Ian Hislop thinks civlisation reached its peak in 1325...).
Posted by: Steven Chapman at January 2, 2003 at 11:09 AMI'm still adjusting it. I wanted it up on January 1st, and I've been working extra hours, so I didn't finish all my designing. I kind of like this plain design, though.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 2, 2003 at 11:51 AMWow - "Mull Of Kintyre" was something, eh? I lived in England when it was released, as the 11-year old son of an Air Force officer, and that song was EVERYWHERE -- believe it was the best-selling single in UK history, up to that point in time. I had no idea what it meant, but I did like it -- but not as much as The Darts, ABBA, Boney M, and other "weird" Brit-centric artists. Came back to the states in '82, and had to "re-learn" musical tastes all over again, starting with Rush, Van Halen, etc.
Posted by: DavidMSC at January 2, 2003 at 11:00 PM