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[MurphOnMillerAve]

Back to Bach.
IMHO if JS were alive and writing music today it would be some form of popular music just as he did when he was alive.

An intriguing and very interesting point!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Back to Bach.
IMHO if JS were alive and writing music today it would be some form of popular music just as he did when he was alive.

He'd have been sitting in with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, Edgar Froese, Jon Lord, and Jordan Rudress

Smoking a joint?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Back to Bach.
IMHO if JS were alive and writing music today it would be some form of popular music just as he did when he was alive.

He'd have been sitting in with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, Edgar Froese, Jon Lord, and Jordan Rudress

Smoking a joint?

Probably, but more likely doing shots of Schnapps or Jägermeister,

[Tom Dempsey]

Smoking a joint?

Given that he was a professional musician, you have to ask?

[rogruth]

Back to Bach.
IMHO if JS were alive and writing music today it would be some form of popular music just as he did when he was alive.

He'd have been sitting in with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, Edgar Froese, Jon Lord, and Jordan Rudress

And making tons of money.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Back to Bach.
IMHO if JS were alive and writing music today it would be some form of popular music just as he did when he was alive.

He'd have been sitting in with Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, Edgar Froese, Jon Lord, and Jordan Rudress

And making tons of money.

Without doubt!

[rilynes]

...or more likely the Minister of Music at one of the mega-churches in Texas or Georgia. Most of his music was written for his long-term gig at the main church in Leipzig. Don't know about pot, but he did get into the occasional knife fight. Imagine a great deal of the time was spent fathering 22-odd children twixt two wives.

[rogruth]

But during JSBs time the church was the place to make money in music and it was also the most popular mucic of the time.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...or more likely the Minister of Music at one of the mega-churches in Texas or Georgia. Most of his music was written for his long-term gig at the main church in Leipzig. Don't know about pot, but he did get into the occasional knife fight. Imagine a great deal of the time was spent fathering 22-odd children twixt two wives.

Makes me wonder if they had court-enforced alimony in those days and in that culture. That would be 48 up-turned palms awaiting their entitlements. If so, did he die with any money in his pockets at all?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

But during JSBs time the church was the place to make money in music and it was also the most popular mucic of the time.

Actually, Bach had a series of secular patrons, Barons, Margraves, Prince Leopold, and some interaction with Frederick the Great as well as other royalty and quite a few works were written for these holders of the purse strings.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

But during JSBs time the church was the place to make money in music and it was also the most popular mucic of the time.

Actually, Bach had a series of secular patrons, Barons, Margraves, Prince Leopold, and some interaction with Frederick the Great as well as other royalty and quite a few works were written for these holders of the purse strings.

People in those days, at least, the ones who had time on their hands, must have been ravenous for diversion and entertainment.

Their clothing itself was something to be entertained by; their styles of dancing were, basically, ways to show-off their latest very expensive clothing and shoes; the hair-do's entertained (some even having actual birds' nests in them!); music, especially when available at concert or at church, must have certainly been refreshing and entertaining. Hunting was a wild romp. And of course, there was always the "Tom Jones" (movie, circa 1963, w/ Albert Finney) aspect of life, with numerous "Dangerous Liaisons." Have I left anything out?

Contrast that with today's saturation of modern society with things-entertainment!

Imagine 200 yrs. from now! (How can we, truly.)

Just 50 or 60 years ago, how could we even have described what is available to us nowadays if we had known what was coming and had tried to explain any of it to our parents or grandparents back then - we'd have been committed to an asylum!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Their clothing itself was something to be entertained by; their styles of dancing were, basically, ways to show-off their latest very expensive clothing and shoes; the hair-do's entertained (some even having actual birds' nests in them!); music, especially when available at concert or at church, must have certainly been refreshing and entertaining. Hunting was a wild romp. And of course, there was always the "Tom Jones" (movie, circa 1963, w/ Albert Finney) aspect of life, with numerous "Dangerous Liaisons." Have I left anything out?

Contrast that with today's saturation of modern society with things-entertainment!

Still the same sad shallow existence embraced by the idle wealthy........and little has changed.....

Imagine 200 yrs. from now! (How can we, truly.)

......and little will change.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Ok, why do people believe that it's permissible to park illegally, in a handicap spot, in the road, in a fire lane, in front of a hydrant, etc. if they put on their flashers / hazard lights?

Or, does this really fall into "How Stupid......"

[MurphOnMillerAve]

IMHO, it occurs because some folks feel - very strongly - that they are "entitled" to be the exception to the rules .

Add to that notion, a younger generation that is coming of age presently which has been told constantly that everything they do is awesome or wonderful or great. They seem to have absolutely no idea that they could have made a mistake, been mistaken, or (and here's the biggy) WRONG.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

IMHO, it occurs because some folks feel - very strongly - that they are "entitled" to be the exception to the rules .

Add to that notion, a younger generation that is coming of age presently which has been told constantly that everything they do is awesome or wonderful or great. They seem to have absolutely no idea that they could have made a mistake, been mistaken, or (and here's the biggy) WRONG.

This goes hand in hand with people that use 2-3 parking spaces.........although that is actually not illegal in many states.

But, generally most of the people that I see parking with the hazard lights are not of the younger generation; in fact, almost never. It's my own generation and I am at a loss with that observation.