Thomas, <On the other hand during election campaigns Rock stars are very much asked by politicians.>
True. In fact, Steven Stills performed to presumably warm up the audience for John Kerry in Phoenix about a week ago on primary day. Fortunately his gorgeous-sounding Martin guitar drowned out his voice most of the time.... Scott -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Schall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:25 PM To: Lautenliste Subject: Re: Elizabethan pieces for gov. figures. Of course you are right, but it seems to be fact that until the world wars politics used music to demonstrate their support for culture. This now seems to have been become unpopular. On the other hand during election campaigns Rock stars are very much asked by politicians. Just something I'm thinking about in terms of "society and culture" ... Thomas