[kj] So 80s

[Brendan Quinn]

Bearded weirdos in open white blazers and tank tops...never knew that
particular brand of shitness had a name...yacht rock. Ugh. Yes I certainly
grew up on that as well.

I just finished a 6 month contract at a yachting company, they can be weird
folks, yachties. Seem to be a fair amount who only seem into it because it's
competitive, elitist and statusy. But then there's the ones who just love
the water and getting pissed (they pretty much all have that in common).

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard
Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2008 6:09 p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] So 80s

What about Toto ("I saw the rains down in Affffrica...") or Christopher 
Cross...? ("Sailing")

"Along with Michael McDonald, Toto, Kenny Loggins and, to a lesser 
degree, Hall and Oates, Cross formed the backbone of the so-called 
"Yacht Rock" genre of adult contemporary music, which captured the 
imagination of would-be sailors everywhere in the late 1970s and early 
1980s." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cross

-Oliver


Brendan Quinn wrote:

> I swear to fucking god I was raised listening to Lionel Ritchie AM,

> sometimes the folks would change it up once and a while and I'd get a few

> weeks of Phil Collins AM. 

>

> Sitting in the car on the way to play rugby, which I couldn't stand,

> listening to Phil, getting motion sickness cos Dad thought he was Nelson

PK,

> and nausea from the cigarette smoke...great times!

>

> ;)

>

>   

>

>   


_______________________________________________
Gathering mailing list
Gathering at misera.net
http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1495 - Release Date: 10/06/2008
5:11 p.m.
 

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1495 - Release Date: 10/06/2008
5:11 p.m.