Paris in the 20's....

[jchitty]

I love this board.....always have. I've always said it was a great place for the exchange of ideas, info and support. I love reading about all the Rally highlights. You know what this place is starting to remind me of? (excuse this bit of hyperbole) It's starting to remind me of Paris in the 20's.....when writers such as Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Paris, and they ended up forming a little movement of ex-pats called "The Lost Generation." Out of that came some of the best literature ever.Now that folks are thinking about a collaboration thread as proposed by Gary, things can only get better. I've already collaborated with three members, and I like the direction my music is going. So maybe this board will produce some of the best music ever.....it already has in many ways.So here's to the "Lost Generation" of the TAXI board, although maybe we should change it to the 'Cost Generation' 'coz is you're like me, music is an expensive hobby, although well worth it!If anyone else has a better name, go for it.

[squidlips]

That's a lovely comparison, chits. And the name is perfect, I mean it. Unfortunately.

[edteja]

I love the name. And the 20s in Paris were certainly a rch time artistically.Not to pick nits, I would like to point out that Hemingway was hardly a joiner, and the term Lost Generation came from Gertrude Stein. She was referring to the young men who were lost (they had become lost spiritually and mentally) because of WWI.

[jchitty]

You're correct, Ed.....Gertrude did come up with the term. Hemingway was not a joiner true, and F. Scott Fitzgerald was more a train wreck waiting to happen, although very social when coupled with Zelda. But they were referred to as the Lost Generation by the press of the day. And Hemingway and Fitzgerald didn't like each other in the least. They were not friends from what I understand. However, as an overall movement, those writers benefited from their Paris experience and supposedly created some sort of literary zeitgeist. (for lack of a better term, hehe) *thumbs through dictionary* Hey, I'll add Dos Passos, Sherwood Anderson and Ezra Pound to the list....maybe these folks were better representatives.