The Russian-Ukrainian Village, Evening Bells
In the 1960s I earned a minor in Russian Studies at university which interestingly enough, provided me with a lot of background to what I would observe when I visited Ukraine and central Russia...
The Fatal Glass of Beer by W C Fields, 1933
Speaks for itself
https://youtu.be/RgpHfQpYxl4
Comparing 20-year old music tastes in 1965 and 2022
Culturally this is no small matter. Moreover, natural laws of cultural survival are at stake as well.
It's not that bunch of old farts simply think their music tastes were more civilized. You should make...
Wealth, Privilege and Learning; The Law of Generations
Pascal lamented about those who are Lost and don't know they are lost, because they are not seeking to be found.
You can't forget or unlearn things you were never taught, and what we are...
Texas Rangers Song from “Wild Rovers” (1971)
Somehow this is fitting for the times we live in today.
https://youtu.be/3f7ZkEqwiXg
Where is Matt? After a Decade’s Slide into Darkness (Revised)
Matt Harding was born in 1976, a Gen-Xer (1965-1980). That Generation is just as apt to cling to the old ways and standards of their parents (Baby Boomers, 1942-1964) as they are to become utterly nouveau, knowing little, if anything about the shoulders they...