--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just read a news story that they are going to make all these old movies > available on the Internet. This makes me suspect that we vloggers are going to get lost between Bette Davis and "Laurel & Hardy". People, like water, seem to seek the lowest common level. >
If they are going to put old movies on the internet, so what? Unless you yourself are putting movies on the internet you're not really "competting" with them anyway. People who want to watch vlogs will still want to watch vlogs (even if the occasionally watch old movies) > I know that there are "great" old movies. However, I have a special > prejudice against them. I'm sixty-seven years old. When I go to some gathering of men, especially gay men my own age, they aren't talking about the new exciting "TransGeneration" documentary on Sundance or offerings on the new (unique) gay cable channels like Logo or "Here! On Demand". > > No, they are talk about watching some old Bette Davis movie to avoid watching > Bush's acceptance speech. > > So, I really hate old movies. "Old" movies make prisoners of those unable to > stay young and keep up with the changing times. I shudder every time I meet an intelligent person over fifty who still doesn't have a computer! (Shudder! Shudder!) I don't see why watching old movies make you unable to stay young. I'm 55 years old and love old movies, new movies, vlogs, classical music, rock music, computers and the internet. They are not mutually exclusive. Certain peoples brains may exclude any of these things, but that is their problem, not the media's problem. As a big fan of cinema I always am surprised at the lack of knowledge that young people have of old films. I've heard many comments like "I never watch anything made before 1970" or something similar. This is just as bad as not watching anything new. Watch it all! Soak it up! Learn from everyone! Jack ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
