Re: [ARSCLIST] National Recording Registry

[Mike Loughlin <mikel78_rpm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, Yes it could be called sarcasm. I prefer to call it a "probe" a method
used by Herbert Marshall McCluhan to stimulate thought and get to the bottom
of things.  If the general public does actually ever look at the list some
neo-McCarthyites might show up though. If Rush Limbaugh ever looks at the
list and tells the Prez some funding will probably cease. ml



http://www.mp3.com/edisonrecords





> From: Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx>
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] National Recording Registry
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:03:28 -0800
>
> At 08:05 PM 1/28/2003 -0500, Mike Loughlin wrote:
> > Mike, In my mind Woody Guthrie was one of the greatest songwriters that
> > ever
> > lived. What I am doing is pointing out the meaninglessness of this
> > "National
> > Recording Registry" nonsense and its counterproductiveness.  If the LOC
> > has
> > the entire Woody Guthrie catalog they should put that online tomorrow.
> > That's what Woody would have wanted, not to be known for one song,probably
> > with verses omitted.
> > "This Land is Your Land" means just that. This Congress is your congress.
> > This Library of Congress is Your Library of Congress. These recordings are
> > your recordings. The Supreme Court and Sonny Bono have stolen them and are
> > now throwing some 50 song pittance back at you that they have decided is
> > what you should hear.-ml
>
> The tenor of your post suggested: How dare they permit such a radical on
> that sacred list. My own reaction is that the list is heavily left-oriented
> (did you miss the Blitzstein?), but that that is in fact an accurate
> reflection of much enduring music from that turbulent era.
>
> If you reread what you wrote, you may see that it sounds as though written
> by a neo-McCarthyite. Your sarcasm was lost on me, I'm afraid, without the
> explanation you provided above.
>
> Mike
> mrichter@xxxxxxx
> http://www.mrichter.com/


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