Rock The Casbah

[Cosmo Blues]

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. When Their First Fans...

...started to slag them. Those true punks HATED the idea that the piano was predominant on that song.
Of course, it didn't hurt the Clash any, as that album did extremely well.
That was typical in those days. As soon as a band started to care about quality & texture, many early fans pouted.
No growth permitted, I guess.

[Cosmo Blues]

3. Purests exist everywhere

Music politics... for me the song has "it" or it doesn't

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Same Here

I'm not their biggest fan, but I thought the song had "it".
I never disliked anything they did, it just mostly wasn't for me.
But, this song was cool.

[lark]

2. This is one of my all time fave dance songs!

I remember the first time I heard it I was in the car, I was so excited, I was car dancing for all I was worth, not caring one bit if I got an6 funny looks traveling down the El Camino.

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4. I don't remember my first time;-)

That I heard this song, though I know I've danced to it. I looked up traveling down the El Camino and all they had were Breaking Bad references, I have a street called El Camino Real very nearby

[lark]

5. I used to drive El Camino Real every day to and from work for years.

Heard so many good songs. I remember also hearing Boston's 'More than a Feeling" for the first time on that road as well as Kansas' first hit (drawing a blank on the name) and the Doors LA Woman. Me and my VW bug and KOME radio.

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8. My El Camino Real is quite a bit further south

Besides knowing where I was for some Beatles and stones songs, I remember being in a record store when I first heard Purple Haze. And I used to go to a Parks and Rec gymnasium for dances on Friday night where the Doors, the Seeds, Ian Whitcomb, and the Midnighters used to play

[quaint]

6. Former daily route included a portion.

I have a garage sale find of a replica miniature bell from the centennial.

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9. The Centennial?

You mean 1876? Even for a replica that would be quite a find. I'm thinking my part of El Camino Real is not the famous part

[quaint]

11. Now I'm really confused.

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The bells are from 1906 but I've had my replica since the late 90s. Now I've learned that the bells are considered symbols of the horrid treatment of California native people so I'm sorry I brought it up. I should have thought first.

Searching makes me think this is a 1969 route bicentennial, of which there appears to be tons of designs, many of which were give-aways by banks. Prices $35-$85 so I can go back to ignoring it.

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12. I once posted a beautiful song

Someone related it to something grizzly, I scolded them about that. This song is about Elites not allowing freedom to their people, so you're comment had Merit, and $35 in 1969 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $284.21 today, an increase of $249.21 over 53 years. The value of your bell may vary

[Cosmo Blues]

10. The Centennial?

You mean 1876? Even for a replica that would be quite a find. I'm thinking my part of El Camino Real is not the famous part