At 9:39 PM -1000 2/16/07, Bruce K H Kau wrote:
SPAM comes from "SPiced hAM". Much as we make fun of it (here in Hawai'i, too), it was a godsend for those who, during WWII, didn't really have any other major source of protein. In Hawai'i, that was just about everyone. That, according to legend, is where our taste for SPAM comes from. (Vienna sausage was also available. Although my parents gave me a lot of that, too, it fortunately did not become popular here.)
Actually I rather liked it as a kid, myself, and could still go for it occasionally except that the amount of sodium makes it a no-no.
And, just to make a very roundabout attempt to bring this somewhat back to music/finale, is there any kind of term for "musical spam" (other than muzak(tm))? Many's the time I've been mulling over a tune/arrangement in my head while walking about, only to have a PA (or some car driving by) bombard me with "musical spam".
A profounder question than you might think. What makes "spam," "spam"? Is it the content? Or is it the fact that it is forced on you without your permission? I would think the latter, since if nobody liked Muzak (tm) it wouldn't be as effective on the masses as it apparently is.
Just started watching the movie "Marie Antoinette." The illustration of wallpaper music constantly playing in the background is quite telling, but the rock parts of the score strike me as so totally anachronistic that they really turn me off. THAT'S spam!!
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