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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:19:33 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Just few days ago I watched a bit of the Joan Baez 75th birthday
concert
> >on PBS. Disturbing. And she also had ancient Paul Simon with her on
> >stage. Only PBS would show this worthless outdated nonsense. And
> >naturally, PBS was also begging for money constantly during that show.
> >PBS doesn't do commercials. Instead, they take that time to beg for
> >donations.
> >
> >I don't want to hear all the "old" songs performed by Granny Joan and
> >Grampa Paul. Actually, they sounded fine, I just didn't want to see that
> >crap. And those shows are always the old songs. Since these has-beens
> >are still performing after all these years, did they not write any good
> >NEW songs? No, they just lived off of royalties until they ran out of
> >money. Now they bank on the nostalgia to keep alive. Notice the audience
> >on these presentations. All old people. hahaha
> >
> >A huge fail was "The Who," the ancient Who performing at that SuperBowl
> >halftime years ago. Those old men should have stayed at home and played
> >with their grandchildren instead of playing their music.
>
> And yet you defend the raddled old Stones ! They're no better. I
> don't watch PBS when they are fund raising but where else are you
> going to find programmes like Frontline, Nova and some of the British
> shows like Downton Abbey or Mr. Selfridge? PBS is great.

Please don't present your personal taste as fact. Or I'll tell you what
I think of that geriatric Abbey stuff.