Mojobone, I was reading through this thread, and when I got to your post, it caught me so off guard (cuz it is kinda off topic) that my funny bone was vulnerable and after reading your post I just spent about a minute sitting in my chair laughing out loud at your comic genius.. a minute of my life that I will never get back, but it was well worth it..mojobone wrote:Excellent question, Russell. I'm afraid to check out some followers' pages for fear the songs' thumbnails might all feature a confederate flag. The Allman Brothers were the original Southern Rock band, and the first to stop using the battle flag in their imagery/merch, but it took 'til the 90s for Skynerd to get the memo. [I used to gig in Jacksonville, full disclosure] I'm kinda sad they took the Dukes Of Hazzard off the air, though; back then that image didn't mean nothing but a stiff middle finger, aimed at the Man. This might be hard to do, nowadays, but imagine growing up listening to Cheech & Chong records and never meeting an actual black person, 'til you were fifteen. When I did it was pretty awesome, cuz we had so much Motown in common; I turned him on to Maynard Ferguson, and he turned me on to P-Funk. I definitely got the better of that deal. Not sure why I'm free-associating like this, maybe it's the medication. [clears throat]
Anyways, the reason it's a good question is...I smell a story.
Thanks for your humor..
All the best
Tim