No Sleeves
I want to take this guy to the Power & Light District tonight. Say Anything is performing in the new complex's free concert series. Sometimes I park near Crosstown Station, where tonight's $5 cover charge provides access to a bill of obscure rock bands. Power & Light's shock-and-awe strategy must be devastating for local music clubs.
posted by Happy In Bag @ 7:20 AM
2 Comments:
At 12:43 PM,
Happy In Bag said…
I don't have any insights into this guy's demographic background, BGO. I interpret his shirt as either a commentary about the Power & Light district's policies or as a satire of "rock" fashion.
At 1:15 PM,
bgo said…
Merle sings: "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" and like him, my past is rooted in poor rural white folk. So...I think I know the guy in the 'rock' satire sleeveless shirt pretty well. I'd probably enjoy his company in P&L district better than most who have been showing up there.
Recommended reading:
Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death and Country Music by NY Times editor Dana Jennings.
My only criticism of the book is the same as Jonathan Yardley's, that a man who obtained a higher education had to resort to writing like a 'hick' to be authentic.
Lots of us 'white trash' went on and found education and learning to be our saviours.
But the author is spot on about C&W from 1950-1970, it's truly golden era. And yes, "There Stands The Glass" figures into the mix.
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