No, I don't think it's a trite question - I've gotten
two answers so far that were well-thought out and
sincere.
There's a forward-thinking quality to mod that
separates it from mere nostalgia like rockabilly
revival or new swing. It seems like the only musical
approach that can appreciate the past AND the future,
and I think it's because Mod is more than an approach
to music and style but a way of living and viewing the
world.
So I want to know what all you MODS think about MOD,
regardless what country you're from.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Yes it was a somewhat trite question that
> probably deserves a silly answer. But hardly a
> bitch-slap tirade.
> After all, I've read volumes of pretentious prose on
> some of these other
> UK-centered modlists (no names of course) about
> "what it all means to be a mod".
> There's hardly an American monopoly on heavy-handed,
> embarrassing theories.
> I need only only say two words,...."Paolo
> Hewitt"....and he actually gets paid!
>
> Dan
>
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:00:43 +0100
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Here's a question
> >
> > Now there's an original question.
> >
> > Why don't you just come out and say "excuse me, I
> don't really know what a
> > Mod is, can someone please explain it because I
> live in smallsville USA and
> > to me being a Mod means either looking like the
> Beach Boys or Madness and I
> > know I'm supposed to wear some wraparound
> sunglasses and white socks but
> > after that I'm lost.
> >
> > Fuck I am jaded aren't I?
> > Whatever happened to that tosser who was some kind
> of B-Boy mod who thought
> > it was about some Hip-Hop fusion or something?
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Caporino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 08 June 2001 14:24
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Here's a question
> >
> > What does being mod mean to you?
>
>
>
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