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groups of the sick, the poor and the suf- rhythms. Similarly, discos themselves Correspondence fering are left to fend...
...Similarly, discos themselves Correspondence fering are left to fend for themselves...
...p. 441, Jimmy New York, despite many private and the 1960s, music which, like disco, em- Brown, Filmographics...
...The author offers Chippewa County Health Care Emerson, Lake and Palmer as an examInstitution, & The Northern Center Disco dissent ple of the "progressive" mentality in for the Developmentally Disabled Brooklyn, N.Y...
...So, instead of ridiculing are half inclined to blame the victims, Catholic periodical...
...p. 435, Chumy Chumez...
...Joseph's Hospital well as in our own...
...governmental programs, certain large phasized simple lyrics and simple Commonweal: 418...
...vite spontaneous sympathy from the ments that, "The electric guitar, once Thomas Powers and Commonweal reader, and lead him to reach all those wielded like an axe by rebellious antiowe a sincere apology to the millions of conclusions on his own which I had de- establishment types, became domestipeople, who are suffering in body, mind liberately omitted...
...O'Sullivan's discussion of in body, mind or soul...
...TERRENCE M. SCHELBLE THOMAS POWERS cash registers, in Cole Porter's...
...Granted, the destruction behalf of the unfortunate...
...It is Chubby Checker's "The Twist" became Sick & suffering easy, in New York, to forget the unfortu- a hit...
...An important would, however, like to take issue with from Vol...
...we seemed to recognize our re- the early sixties, particularly after sponsibility...
...So, in total disbe- exhortatory, to give the problem its pro- "punk" rock is equally simplistic...
...Second-class postage paid at ability-to help those who are sick, poor First of all, disco music did not simply New York, N.Y...
...It seems to me arrogance of Mr...
...nate because they don't live where the anyone with an intelligent interest in pop To the Editors: I could hardly believe my well, the rich and the happy live...
...You which Father Schelble interpreted as a swer that popular music has always been should be ashamed of yourselves...
...Microfilm substantial agreement...
...simply resentment of people who are enyour compassion and understanding es- There are many ways to write about joying themselves...
...time as Chaplain, St...
...Out of music, and the majority of disco records, eyes when I read the article, "Life In The sight, out of mind...
...p. 421 Valtman, Rotbco...
...So I decided upon Television, all started out at CBGB's...
...I'm not sure music exemplified by the Motown sound Tachydromos, Greece...
...I view Digest and Book Review Index...
...But there is one place like the majority of poems published in a Parks," by Mr...
...under the control of those who run the (REV...
...One is frankly Mr...
...Serials Data Program No.: commitment-we all know it has the ISSN 0010-3330...
...The three "newthese sick people, Powers and Com- they no longer quite believe that social wave" groups that the author does commonweal might take up the crusade to get programs actually work, in addition to pliment, Blondie, Talking Heads and help for chemically dependent people, costing a lot of money...
...It is Publishing Co...
...That time has passed...
...I get lief, I vehemently protest the use of the per name, take the citizen by his lapels, the impression that the author got his word, "nuts" in reference to those who and tell him what it's his duty to do...
...hard heart on my own part...
...O' Sullivan compeople...
...I tried to describe Television was, in fact, the first group people, and developmentally disabled what I see in a manner which would in- ever to play there...
...ders...
...mentally and emotionally disturbed a different approach...
...His description of those who are always worked the parks would be filled Aside from the fact that if CBGB's is a suffering the ravages of chemical depen- with nothing but happy people, because "tiny cafe," then it is the largest tiny dency also shows a lack of understanding there has been plenty of exhortation in cafe in America, need I suggest that the and sympathy...
...This ideas about CBGB's and punk from are suffering mental or emotional disor- is a perfectly sound approach, and if it People magazine or the New York Post...
...p. how things are in Chippewa Falls, but in that was enormously popular throughout 427, Baa...
...48106...
...Thomas Powers, in your where you can see, nakedly and compel- given year, are mediocre, but a great deal magazine [May 25 ]. Since subscribing to lingly, the true measure of our condition: of the outcry against the disco scene is Commonweal, I have always appreciated in the parks...
...1, 1924, to current issues available measure of the health of our society is its several of Gerry O'Sullivan's points as through University Microfilm, 300 N. Zeeb Road, well as with the whole tenor of his article...
...and I also agree that at the moment we are the logical extension of the kind of soul lllnstrations: Cover Urs, Germany, and Bas, not doing a very good job...
...Disco is too narrow a form to satisfy Chippewa, Falls, Wisc...
...People have grown tired of con- lunatics," belies his own social contion of countless numbers of people and stant reminders of their social duty, they cerns, and is hardly appropriate in a their families...
...pecially toward those who are suffering problems of this sort...
...Continued on page 447) To the Editors: I am glad to see ComCommonweal is indexed in Reader's Guide to monweal giving space to discussion of Periodical Literature, Catholic Periodical Index, The author replies: contemporary popular music ["Disco Index of American Periodical Verse, Book Re Of course Father Schelble and I are in Decadents, Punk Poseurs," June 8...
...O' Sullivan's phrase, of the parks is a sad situation, but, it is that the present time is one of hardened "an army of Bowery winos, junkies and nowhere near the tragedy of the destruc- hearts...
...I suspect Father Schelble spring from the head of Van McCoy...
...are merely revised versions of the disThere was a time, a decade or so ago, cotheques that were quite fashionable in when...
...Hence the cool tone cated by the cash register...
...I would anand soul, as well as their families...
...Ann Arbor, Mi...
...Copyright ©1979 Commonweal and suffering...
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