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[Botafogo]

On another music related note, did any of you catch the Biography Special on A&E tonight called "Hitmakers, the Kids who changed the Music"?

It is the thrilling story of how a bunch of white Jewish kids like Lieber and Stoller (Curmy's FAVORITES and, I am proud to say, Charter WINE EXPO-isti), Carole King & Jerry Goffin and Doc Pomus followed their hearts in a search for authenticity, heartfelt emotional expression and, YES, a sense of time and place (the place was Brooklyn and the time was the late 50's and early 60's but has since become eternal) and managed to write much of the canon of not only Rock and Roll but also Black R&B in the process... And, since Don Kirschner screwed them all out of any real money at the time, it was done for love not filthy lucre (har, har, har).

I keep praying for the kids of the current crop of technocrat wine "makers" in Italy (and even worse, Spain) to confront dad with "You know, Grandpa made good wine too...." and start the vinous equivalent of Punk Rock. Three chords, an off key but honest voice and an attitude can move more people than Pat Boone, Winger or Mariah Carey anytime....

Never mind the Bullocks, here's the Pepe Sisters, Roberto




[This message has been edited by Botafogo (edited 08-27-2001).]