Well, it seems that Bluegrass Music is not the only entity suffering from the clash of the modernists and the traditionalists. Just take a look around and you'll see it elsewhere as well.
The most obvious confrontation presenting it's discordant and ugly face occurs every night just after sundown and continues throughout the dark hours everywhere on the highways and by-ways, parking lots and city streets all over the world.
You see it in the on-coming traffic. It's the incompatible mix of the old-school yellowish headlights conflicting with the new-age blue hued headlights.
Also evident are the various factions of the two sides who don't always agree with the majority of their party, but partake in and observe only those aspects that appeal to them, ignoring the rest.
One odd-duck splinter group is the conflicted driver who has one headlight from the old school with it's yellowish glow and the other from the new-age with it's blue tincture. These are the same folks you see walking around with the Garth Brooks style western shirts popular in the early 1990s – blue on the left side and red on the right.
Another group are the folks, who for unknown reasons, choose to drive with no headlights at all -especially at dusk and dawn. It has been noted by some of the spectators that perhaps they are those who didn't quite hear clearly when the word HEADLIGHTS was spoken … as in: “What type of headlights do you want?” They must have misheard the statement as, “What type of HEAD LICE do you want?” and therefore replied “None”.
Still, and not to be left behind, are the folks who think that the old American “More is Better” song is the only way to go and you'll see them coming at you with four or more headlights from at least five miles away.
Lastly, don't forget about the professional drivers of the 18-wheel contingent. Headlights, schmedlights! These guys and gals don't stop there and cause the proliferation of lights of all colors to cascade down both sides, top and rear of their truck and trailer so that no matter where you happen to be driving, you're convinced that all of Las Vegas is headed toward you at 75 miles per hour.
So the next time you hear someone arguing about the merits and disadvantages of the bluegrass differences, remind them that they have no monopoly on disagreement. Just take it on the road for proof.
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