Author Topic: the long plastic hallway  (Read 2921 times)

noise.light

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the long plastic hallway
« on: March 26, 2008, 06:40:39 AM »
Dear Tom,

I just came across this image on Flickr and thought that you would appreciate it.  Perhaps you are already familiar with this quote but it's new to me.


Shaggy 2 Grote

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Re: the long plastic hallway
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2008, 10:15:24 AM »
I've heard that quote before, but thought it was about Hollywood generally.  I also like the mystery of the photo: why would someone go through the trouble of printing that quote out in (apparently) MS Word, then framing it, then shooting a guy in front of it?
Oh, good heavens. I didn’t realize. I send my condolences out to the rest of the O’Connor family.

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Re: the long plastic hallway
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2008, 10:42:06 AM »
I've heard a similar HST quote about the music industry:

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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Re: the long plastic hallway
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 09:24:51 AM »
Reminds me of the less poetic opening trench analogy in Steve Albini's "The Problem with Music".