Well, my cable modem curled up in a little corner of my den last night and pooped in its pants, then spent this morning hanging its head in shame. Thus, no entry. I'm back in the saddle now, though, like a black cowboy who saves a frontier town from ruin, only to be thrown out by a people who can't see beyond the color of my skin. And so I ride out of town at dusk, sniffling a little bit and thinking about making up a mess of beans for supper, only to hear someone gallop up behind me. It's the Mayor of the town, and he wants me to come back as Sheriff. But no, I have to work to do. Yeah, a lot like that.
So, I made a comment today about gypsies that inadvertently offended someone. Shouldn't we be allowed to make fun of gypsies? Those people are a menace, we all know that; I'm just the only one with the guts to take a stand. You may now be wondering where this gypsy animosity comes from. Well, allow me to tell you. One evening at Best Buy, when I couldn't make up my mind which CD to buy, I ended up buying a 2 CD set of the Best of the Gipsy Kings. Needless to say, that was the worst purchase I've ever made, since I had only a passing knowledge of their music and would've been sated with maybe a 2 song tape, let alone 2 CDs of that crap. Now I don't know if those guys are actual gypsies since they spell their name differently, but it doesn't really matter. My hatred of them is too strong for me to just hate them; it needs a larger target, like an entire people. Thus, watch out, gypsies.
I have lots more to write about, but I'm going to stop before I get going so I can do an entry tomorrow. I'm devoted to doing an entry a day in here, so that when the gypsies find my address and kill me, this will serve as a testament to my life, just like Anne Frank's Diary. Ah yes, my old friend poor taste.
Posted by Cody at June 24, 2003 4:55 PMYes the Gipsy Kings are Gypsis they spell their name diffrently because they are from spain and in Spain and Mexico Gypsi is spelle Gitano.
Posted by: CLownjokER at August 17, 2003 2:42 PMi LIKE THE GYPSI KINGS ALOT BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT KIND OF LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK żIS IT ROMANY, CATLAN OR WHAT?
Posted by: MIGUEL ANGEL at April 23, 2004 3:00 PMOk, taste in music is subjective. I (presently) 'HATE' all forms of 'Pop' music which has would be even worse without the technical abilities of those who work the essential 'electronics' in the studios. I cannot think of one piece of music I have heard in the last ten years that I can walk a street or country lane and hum or whistle to myself. It all contains the blandness of plain 'rice'. one singer (!) sounds so much like any another to me.
Ok, I'm making it short because we could argue or discuss this (like the benefits of one religion against that of another) for years (they have been). The 'Gipsy Kings' I love because I don't have to understand the lyrics, instead I listen to the various melodies, rhythms etc as they intertwine with each other ~ and can stroll a street or a lane humming a phrase or tune to myself with an ease that I enjoy.
Another thing, I greatly envy and enjoy their consummate ability to actually play their guitars, and generally, without electronic enhancement.
It may not make sense, but, as I interpret it, they are 'earthed in their music,' or - what they are doing has little to do with egos or being wannabes,' and that makes a rather refreshing change.
...although, of course, I could be in error in that aspect!
Sash