Sat out on the deck having whisky, then wine and cheese and, finally, triple sec tonight. The city's folk music festival is happening in a park not far from here and I could hear it.
It's actually a rock music festival. As are the"blues" and "jazz" festivals here in town.
The only music festival in town that isn't really a rock music fest is the Chamber Music Festival.
Materially speaking, this is the richest era in human history. So far anyway.
But culturally it is a black hole.
It's tempting to blame the generations that came of age since the 1960s but they might just as easily be the innocent victims of a culture beyond redemption. The only thing for certain is that it is a cultural disaster.
This won't last, if only because it cannot.
It's actually a rock music festival. As are the"blues" and "jazz" festivals here in town.
The only music festival in town that isn't really a rock music fest is the Chamber Music Festival.
Materially speaking, this is the richest era in human history. So far anyway.
But culturally it is a black hole.
It's tempting to blame the generations that came of age since the 1960s but they might just as easily be the innocent victims of a culture beyond redemption. The only thing for certain is that it is a cultural disaster.
This won't last, if only because it cannot.
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