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"aren't museums for dead things?" Not always. Have you been to museum of natural history? Some things are still alive. Model T's are in museums, but there are people who still drive them. :) I believe I've been to a museum of the history of music, can't recall where, where fusion is shown on the timeline of innovation. So, things can be in museium, but still re-enacted in the present. K- ----- Original Message ----- > hmmm... it was original the first time he did it... but now he's done >it > too many times... too many copycats... agreed... but, the fact stands > that he invented a ton of techniques on the guitar that a lot of people > learned from. Maybe he's finished innovating but that's no reason to >put > him in a museum. He's still alive for god's sakes... aren't museums for > dead things? > > Teddy > > > On Jul 26, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Krispen Hartung wrote: > >> Well, I thought I was going to sneak in and get out, but apparently, >the >> LD blackhole has me hooked again! :) Here we go again. :) >> >> Of cource, what I said is odd. Some wouldn't expect otherwise. It was >> partly in jest. I'd say the same thing about traditional jazz, >country, >> or any past genre. The thing is, you can probabl find this style of >> music and other prior genres in museums of music, mainly because, >> well....it's history. There is nothing wrong with that. I appreciate >it >> and think people should still play it. I even play it once in a while. >> I think it needs to be preserved, so that people can see history in >> action in the current times. Is it novel, innovative and earth >breaking? >> No. But that is another matter and discussion all together. I think >> people should continue to play music like this, in the same way I >think >> people should study history and learned what has been done before. >> >> Kris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Krispen >> Hartung<info@krispenhartung.com> wrote: >>> They all appear >>> to be great musicians, but perhaps the music should be in a museum? >>> They >>> are great curators. :) >> >> >> That just strikes me as an incredibly odd thing to say about music and >> the musicians playing it. Put the music in a museum? I didn't know >> this stuff had a sell by date (some recording techniques, sure). I >> guess in that case most blues, jazz, classical and so on should be put >> away to leave room for the fresh music of today. >> >> My appreciation of music is always changing, what sounds boring one >> day can inspire me the next. What I loved yesterday can seem dull and >> lifeless a few days later, only to come back full on the next year. >> >> Anyhow, that just seemed like an odd perspective to me. >> >> The worst part of that show to me is the editing (hey let's try to >> make it as frenetic as possible). >> >> Kevin >> -- >> Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a >> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all >> trouble. >> >> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) >> >> Sound and Vision: http://www.minds-eye.org NEW SITE 3/01/09 >> >> > > Teddy > -- > PS. > -- > http://teddyjam.com > new live recordings, always > -- > http://myspace.com/teddykjam > friend me > -- > >