70s crap

[RICHARD ROMEO]

Anyway, I really liked lots of the lousy musician stuff. Even Sham 69
sounded quite good live. You really really had to be there. I don't
think I have met anyone of my generation from the US who has
understood how much the whole thing was wrapped up with British
culture.
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Andrew--

Would you agree with those who, when punk re-emerged in the U.S. (at 
least in the pop conscious when Nirvana exploded in 91), claimed that 
final the conditions were right (stagnant economy, no jobs, slackers, 
etc) or similar to, Britain in the 70's where punk emerged?  Seems most 
US attitude toward punk then (and even today) was more a thing to latch 
onto not a reflection of actual lives lived day to day.  I once saw a 
punk emerge out've a limo and right into Trash & Vaudeville on St Marks 
Place.  (not that this didn't happen in Britain as well) We americans 
needed someone to write "I'm So Bored with the U-S-A. Unfortunately, it 
wasn't an American ( Of course, the Brits claimed the NY Dolls and the 
Ramones as influences)

Richard Romeo
Coordinator of Cooperating Collections
The Foundation Center-NYC
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rromeo at fdncenter.org