ROD READ IRON JOHN BY ROBERT BLY,HE PUTS A STRONG ARGUMENT FORWARD ON MASCULINE STEREOTYPES,PM ME IF YOU WANT TO LEND IT.ALSO THE CLASS ARGUMENT IN MY OPINION IS FRAUGHT WITH CONDESCENDING CLICHES ,SURE THE SCENE WAS PREDOMONINANTLY WORKING CLASS WITHA SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS ETC,BUT f*** ME ITS NOW 2006 AND ALOT OF THOSE ESTATE KIDS HAVE FLED THE NEST HAVE BUSINESSES ,GOOD JOBS AND PAY FUCKING RIDICULOUS MONEY FOR RARE SOUL.,WELDERS WITH OVERTIME NOW EARN 50K A YEAR.
I THINK THE SENSE OF RESPECT AND TOGETHERNESS WE ALL FELT PARTICULARY IN THE SEVENTIES AT VENUES DID BREED A CERTAIN SPIRIT,BUT VENUES COMPETING ,DJS COMPETING,PROMOTERS FIGHTING CAN HELP CLOUD THE ISSUE SOMEWHAT.WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT WE ARE NOT AS A TOLERANT AS WE USED TO BE ,ITS EASIER GIVING SOMEONE AN ASBO THEN SITTING DOWN AND TALKING TO THEM.
BAZ A.