I just laid into a friend who can be somewhat arrogant at times about saying this very thing. His point is that there is "black" blues, and "white" blues or i suppose, "not black" blues. I had had a long day anyway and politely told him I thought his point was idiotic, and that I did not listen to blues to somehow divine the heritage of the player anyhow. I suppose a lot of comedy is stereotyping, but I dislike this attitude. Carlin has some good observations, but it is only comedy, and I certainly disagree with him on many points, esp. his rant about the existence of God, and this blues one.
EDIT: My comment on his rant is awfully close to the line I suppose, but the rant was posted in another thread. I certainly respect Carlin and his work, and he did hit on a lot of good observations. I just don't agree with these two and find them . . . annoying. But he is entitled to his opinion.
Steve Thompson
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