Weep, Shudder, Die
November 16, 2024 1:32 PM   Subscribe

I had one cultural advantage. I owned a 1955 Ford Fairlane, which I had bought for $100. Gas was twenty cents a gallon. Jim and I drove all over Southern California, which is admittedly something teenage boys don’t mind doing, to attend free concerts and performances. It was the age of high print-culture, each Sunday the Los Angeles Times listed every forthcoming concert in Southern California. Any concert within a hundred-mile radius was fair game. from Cruising for Classical Music in LA by Dana Gioia via Ted Gioia's The Honest Broker
posted by chavenet (2 comments total) 10 users marked this as a favorite
 
Learning to love classical music now on my 7th decade. Although I've always liked Phillip Glass music, since the 70s.
posted by Czjewel at 5:38 PM on November 16, 2024 [2 favorites]


I like the point he made about how much you grow in something simply by talking to others about it and learning and sharing experiences. While being able to listen to something at home and at your convenience is nice, there is also something to be said for experiencing something as a group.
posted by Art_Pot at 6:00 PM on November 16, 2024 [6 favorites]


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