On Jan 19, 2004, at 5:52 PM, David Easy wrote:
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that 'music' is more of an
active
pastime than 'football' or 'cars' for that matter. Watching football
can be
a very (inter-)active experience, believe me. There's more to it than
just
sitting in front of the telly every weekend.
going to record shops/ going 'clubbing' = going to football matches
buying records = buying programmes/tickets (just as collectable)
dj'ing = playing football
Clearly we're not talking about American "football" here.
Unfortunately, "Soccer" in the U.S. is a pastime left to mainstream
parents who are obsessive most about their own children (most of whom
have purchased neither vinyl nor train tickets in their lives).
The linkage is lost on most yanks.
Sorry for the sidenote. I'd love to imagine a future where lots of
Detroit kids are into soccer/football and techno simultaneously...
--
IM
