Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 30, 1988 Sixties Continued from Page 7 of Exploding Plastic Inevitable last weekend? OK, to anticipate the inevitable protests, I will readily concede that not everyone my age has joined the miles-long line to the time machine. But the fact remains that, when they finally compile the Encyclopaedia of American Culture, this decade's entry will contain little more than a_ plot synopsis of thirtysomething, a picture of somebody wearing a Mohawk and a nose ring thrown in for variety, and the succinct in-scrip- tion, "See also 1960s." I'll also concede that a hell of a lot of good art, of all forms, came out of the '60s (though the fact that I don't need to give examples speaks volumes). But there's just some-thing wrong when the majority of the college set consider the ideal radio format to be - for Chrissake - clas- sic rock. Music as old as you are. Not to take away from Messrs. Dylan, Townshend, or Richards, but when the flower power gang was out "changing the world" (as they are still wont to kid themselves), they sure as hell didn't do it while listening to the Andrews Sisters. NOW GET READY, BECAUSE HERE'S THE PART WHERE I ABSOLVE YOU OF ALL GUILT AND PLACE ALL THE BLAME ON SOCIETY. Well, not really. But, to use just one example, the fact remains that there's a per- fectly good reason to listen to classic rock. There's nothing else on! Oh, maybe you live within range of a good college station - itself no failsafe charm against the ghost of Radio Past - but by and large, the only game in town is What's That Tune? - '80s style. Reason? There's no tyrant like an outcast turned popular, and such was the case when once- underground FM radio saw the light of day. Once a new generation with a new approach to music reared its close-cropped head, the radio establish- ment gazed down at its withering flower chains When the flower power gang was out "changing the world" (as they are still wont to kid themselves), they sure as hell didn't do it while listening to the Andrews Sisters. and performed the famed Equation of the Aging (new talent = we're getting old = death). But the Baby Boomers, unlike generations past, had the numbers to fight back. With an un- precedentedly large and moneyed membership on their side, they were able to make the Woodstock soundtrack a not merely profitable, but required, asset to the library of any programmer who val- ues her/his job. Reclaim your youth! Wait in line for the new Beatles CD just like you did for the new Beatles LP in 1967! Hear a near-perfect reproduction of what radio sounded like when you had all of your hair! All this for a few minor purchases of Our Sponsor's Product! Sound paranoid? Maybe. Marxist? Whatever. But try and explain the squelching of punk acts like the Boomtown Rats and the Sex Pistols just as they threatened to break in America. Try and explain the Cure selling hundreds of thousands of albums and still wanting for airplay - while WRIF plays a half-hour Zeppelin show daily. The practical upshot of all this is a loud and -clear message to our young 'uns: "Your culture bites. We were the Golden Age. You'll eat our leftovers and like it." It's a message that comes across in other arenas as well - hell, how many times have you heard "The University of Michi- gan, long a hotbed of '60s radicalism..."? Don't believe it? Read the headlines. Does the newly- formed student justice league Campaign for a Democratic Campus (CDC, 01988) sound at all like Students for a Democratic Society (SDS, ©1962)? Hmnm ... A little Tom Hayden here, a little Big Chill there, and Disraeli Gears starts sounding better and better. All this theorizing aside, you can't pin it all on some global conspiracy when a local band's key to success is a good cover of "Whole Lotta Love." And maybe it doesn't matter who we pin it on, after all. Suffice it to say I await the end of the decade when Rolling Stone or Spin or whoever makes such choi-ces selects its Band Of The '80S. If they're honest at all, the winner won't sport a single unwrinkled face. In the meantime, Abbey Road should be out on DAT any day now. See you at the record store. Rem ler's Riffs At the tender age of 31, Emily Remler has been named best jazz guitarist by downbeat magazine. But that's no surprise to those familiar with her work.. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music at 18, she went -on to New Orleans where she crafted her style with Wynton Marsalis and Bobby McFerrin. She's now back in New York and playing with the likes of CharlienByrd, Eddie Gomez, and Pat Martino, but she'll be in Ann Arbor at the Bird of Paradise tonight and Saturday. Sets are at 9:30, 11, and 12:30 with the Ron Brooks Trio backing her up. Cover is $6, and sorry, but only those of you fortunate enough to have reached the big 2-1 will be allowed in. Let us do your alterations! LaCertified Seamstress " Personalized fitting since 1968 " We also fit for clothing stores " 24 hour dry cleaning " Formerly with Jacobsons for over 15 years in alterations " Fast, friendly service Read and Randee Continued from Page 7 VDaq CIwaqied D : What happened to Dr. Science? R: He is in Iowa, hiding out I think. He's shirking his responsibilities. D: What is the status of the ALL WORF K GUARANTEED REASONABLE PRICES Alterations & Tailoring Unlimited by Maria 120-1/2 E. 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D: Would you make it illegal to play Bon Jovi songs on the radio?" R : Nahhh - only a misdemeanor. D: Would you invite the Grateful Dead to July 4th concerts in Washington D.C.? R: Sure. D: How do you plan to decorate the Oval Office? R: I'm just gonna paint it black. D: Even the red button? R: That's gonna be black too, to make it harder to find. CAMPUS1 o BUSCH R 12 PACK CANS N $4.49 E +Tax +Deposit R -whilesupplies last 665-4431 818 S. STATE, ANN ARBOR OPEN TIL MIDNIGHT SUN-THURS 2AMFRI&SAT Mon - Sat 11-8 D: What would your policy be on legal drugs? R: I won't have a policy on drugs. I'll leave that to someone else to botch up." D : Who would be in your cabinet? R: Anyone who applies. D: Which heads of state do you look forward to meeting? R: Tip O'Neill. He isn't really a head of state, but I want to find out if he floats as well as I've heard he does." D: Who would play. at your inaug-ural ball? R: We'll give that job to the 551 S. 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