tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post8363843354794725694..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-7771735188836358982007-03-08T13:52:00.000-06:002007-03-08T13:52:00.000-06:00Well yes, and I negotiate that divide every day. ...Well yes, and I negotiate that divide every day. It's called teaching. Nothing is to basic to be explained. Bob Dylan still gets 100% name recognition, Joan Baez about 20-25%, among college students now aged 22. <BR/><BR/>Rock criticism, however, is written in a coded language that is probably opaque to most people. It is to me. Here it is not assuming my knowledge is everyone's, but the exact opposite: assuming that only someone already within this world will pick up the publication.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-18433407070346235852007-03-08T12:49:00.000-06:002007-03-08T12:49:00.000-06:00Yes, of course, good point. Then when did this h...Yes, of course, good point. Then when did this household culture cease to exist on a massive, popular scale? It wasn't just at home either; summer camps and schools featured a certain amount of folk singing too. Not to mention t.v. and radio, etc... <BR/><BR/>There's also another point. I often can't judge what other people know or don't. I can't really say how typical my experience was. I assume that everyone my age knows "Babara Allen" but that might be a false assumption.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com