I think, too, the reason so many young people don't know/care about the Beatles is because they fail to see how they have any relevance to their lives. I'm never going to truly understand the mania of them arriving Stateside in the early '60s because I wasn't around then. I've seen the clips on TV, but that's not the same as actually experiencing it.
A lot of kids just tend to get annoyed with what they see as excessive baby boomer nostalgia-"It was so much better in
my day." I happen to love the Beatles (and agree with Cori on those George Harrison songs discussed earlier), but I can understand where that can get annoying to younger generations. And then there are the kids who do like the classic groups, but you get the feeling they say that just because they feel they "have" to, or that it's the "cool" thing to do.
I was pretty lucky. My dad worked in radio most of his life, worked at pretty much every sort of station imaginable, and we had music encyclopedias and such all over our house. We used to have a big album collection, and a bunch of mix tapes, and my parents used to play them around the house all the time, or when we were in the car, or whatever. And our family's musical tastes crossed a wide spectrum-we all have our pet favorite genres, but we'll listen to anything if it appeals to us. So I got to grow up being exposed to all the classic music (and music that some wouldn't consider "classic", but which my family still liked). I'm sorely lacking in a personal album collection, but that's mainly been due to lack of money, lack of good stores, and other various factors-as time goes on I will fix this. But I know tons and tons of songs and artists. And I owe my interest to my parents.
Plus, anyone who thinks TUF is perfect but thinks all the 90's songs are overrated should be harvested for organs. While alive.
What about those of us who love both
?
I'm apparently missing out on some really interesting stuff in the EYKIW area. I only pop in there every once in a while nowadays-it's sort of like when I was in school and I'd hear about fights breaking out in the hallways. By the time I heard about them, they were done, and I totally missed seeing them unfold (not that I'd stay and watch, necessarily, but they always seemed to take, like, 30 seconds at best, it seems).
From a few pages back:
English majors have to have at least a masters if they want their degrees to accomplish anything for them. I still believe a BFA can useful in some professions, but not in English. Most of the majors I know are looking to teach the subject at some level, so there you go. Get a couple more years in, secure a teaching credential, and start making some money.
If you want to study journalism, you probably could get work with a bachelor's, but you won't find the opportunities that folks like Cobbler and I get from our newspapers/internships anywhere else. I personally find a lot of the journalism curriculum pretty pointless, most of what you learn is hands-on, but you're going to have to head back if you want regular writing work. If I get some connections going, I may not need to go to grad school at all in order to make money, but I probably will anyway unless the chance of a lifetime passes my way. People are encouraging me to write weekly and care what I have to say, which is good incentive for me to improve.
Something I'm going to need to keep in mind, then. I love writing and want to make a career out of it, too-kinda interested in journalism, mainly want to write stories and non-fiction books. But it looks like I'll have a long way to go to achieve that.