Quote:Is it really that bad this year? Or is it just my perception of things?It's partly perception. For the most part, we won't know who the greats are of this generation until we're way too old -- or dead -- to appreciate them. But right now, it's hard to tell who's going to stand the test of time. A few seem obvious to me -- Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp -- but everyone else, who knows? It won't be until they make that critical movie, or album, or discovery, and that could be ten or twenty years down the line. Or we won't know until we can look back on a body of work that only in accumulated retrospect reveals a quiet talent.
But yes, we are losing the greats of earlier generations.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.