Post #406491 by Thomas on Sun, Sep 7, 2008 3:39 PM

Yeah, a favorite quotation of mine -- I forgot who said it -- goes something like, "You see, for most people, the sixties didn't really start until the seventies."

Couldn't agree more on 70s vs today in terms of looking cool. Everyone mocks the (later 70s) disco scene, but it all seems so wholesome and life-affirming in retrospect. The songs are invariably sexual in nature, but mostly in a sense of shared fun (dancing was the vertical and clothed version of this -- healthy fun and good exercise). People were so fastidious about their clothing. The disco look was over the top -- but still sharp and reflecting a healthy pride. The baggy pants, the baseball cap askew, etc. ad nauseum ... it's like a child tossing his peas on the floor, just for Mom's reaction. And the sexual element tends to have a meaner, exploitative quality. It all seems like a gigantic cultural regression. Please, please, someone turn the page.

That being said, when I see the prom photo I don't hear disco -- I hear AC/DC.

Getting a wee bit off tiki here aren't we. Maybe this should have been in "beyond..." from the start. Oh well.