Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!unmvax!cliff From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: net.music.gdead Message-ID: <765@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 16:44:12 EST Article-I.D.: unmvax.765 Posted: Tue Apr 2 16:44:12 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Apr-85 04:14:25 EST References: <747@pyuxd.UUCP> <255@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> <827@pyuxd.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 49 Keywords: heads, subculture, fascist > > With the conservative backlash trying to eliminate all forms > > of non-conformity from society, and confine our federal > > government to nothing but a huge metallic WAR MACHINE, the > > indestructible Deadhead subculture is one of our strongest > > defenses against the fascists. Hmmm... the Dead are also one of the few bands that started in the 60's that were decidedly (as a band at least) non-political. Perhaps that is one of the reasons they lasted so long. I don't think the deadhead subculture is much of a defense against the fascists. The drug underground much more extensive and tenacious; what would happen in a fascist overthrow after Jerry and and friends have been killed? There would be a few holdouts, but in general the dead scene (because it is a live scene) would wither. As for the dead encouraging non-conformity, I think Boy George is doing a better job; he is more popular and less-conforming. > > Compare it to the solidarity > > underground in Poland for a moment.... I don't think the comparison is a good one. I don't want to imply that deadheads aren't politically active, but dead related activity is decidedly a-political. > A bunch of wasted hippies on drugs nice categorizing there... > seeing themselves as analogous to the resistance of the Solidarity > movement, fighting for "freedom" in a way similar to what Poles have had > to go through. Interesting to see how one letter suddenly stands for a "bunch" and that that bunch is the "wasted hippies on drugs" group. If a person from makes }ia bogus claimxD, tolerant people recognize it for what it is; a claim made by one person, not necessarily the views of the whole organization. > The "deadhead subculture" is perhaps > one of THE single strongest elements within the new yuppie subculture, > neo-conservative non-youths in business suits get to dress up like they > did back in college and smoke dope and take drugs and drive home in their > BMW's. Please back this up with something other then top-of-the-head assertions. --Cliff [Matthews] {purdue, cmcl2, ihnp4}!lanl!unmvax!cliff {csu-cs, pur-ee, convex, gatech, ucbvax}!unmvax!cliff 4744 Trumbull S.E. - Albuquerque NM 87108 - (505) 265-9143