Comments on: The 60′s are Over….this is ’06 http://floppingaces.net/2006/06/14/the-60s-are-overthis-is-06/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-60s-are-overthis-is-06 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:17:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wordsmith http://floppingaces.net/2006/06/14/the-60s-are-overthis-is-06/#comment-1296 Wordsmith Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:22:19 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/06/14/the-60s-are-overthis-is-06/#comment-1296 It's how I feel about Springsteen. I kind of just accepted his political leanings; but when he campaigned for Kerry, I just don't want people mis-associating my love of his music, for love of his politics. It happened a month ago. I was teaching a gymnastics private, and had Springsteen's new Pete Seeger album on the stereo...and showed the mom a book I was reading, which is associated with a leftist think tank. I suppose all this made her assume I was a liberal, and she asked if I was going to see "this new Al Gore movie" she was excited about. Later on, I had a good heart-to-heart with her over my own political allegiance. And I was happy to find that she was fine with it. I have a few Springsteen concert t-shirts, but just am no longer in the mood to wear these. Advertising his music? Fine. But I don't want to advertise his politics. And that's what happens when people associate an artist with his politics as much as for his music.

It’s how I feel about Springsteen. I kind of just accepted his political leanings; but when he campaigned for Kerry, I just don’t want people mis-associating my love of his music, for love of his politics. It happened a month ago. I was teaching a gymnastics private, and had Springsteen’s new Pete Seeger album on the stereo…and showed the mom a book I was reading, which is associated with a leftist think tank. I suppose all this made her assume I was a liberal, and she asked if I was going to see “this new Al Gore movie” she was excited about. Later on, I had a good heart-to-heart with her over my own political allegiance. And I was happy to find that she was fine with it.

I have a few Springsteen concert t-shirts, but just am no longer in the mood to wear these. Advertising his music? Fine. But I don’t want to advertise his politics. And that’s what happens when people associate an artist with his politics as much as for his music.

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]]> By: Curt http://floppingaces.net/2006/06/14/the-60s-are-overthis-is-06/#comment-1297 Curt Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:22:19 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/06/14/the-60s-are-overthis-is-06/#comment-1297 Great read Word. I have the same problem when it comes to music. I can ignore most of their blind idiocy when it comes to politics because, well, their music is good. But sometimes it just becomes to much. Especially when they just can't be happy to just sing, they have to go out and proclaim to the world that because they CAN sing they believe their view matters more then the rest of us. I listen to it and I just can't get the same feeling back. Sad.

Great read Word. I have the same problem when it comes to music. I can ignore most of their blind idiocy when it comes to politics because, well, their music is good. But sometimes it just becomes to much.

Especially when they just can’t be happy to just sing, they have to go out and proclaim to the world that because they CAN sing they believe their view matters more then the rest of us.

I listen to it and I just can’t get the same feeling back.

Sad.

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