Re: [TANGO-L] WALL STREET JOURNAL 8-29-05 ARTICLE ON "NEOTANGO"

["Christopher L. Everett" <ceverett @CEVERETT.COM>]

Who was the author?  Was it someone by the name of Kim-Mai Cutler?

Michael at Tango Bellingham wrote:

> Don't bother - it's like one of TANGO-L's periodic urination contests
> about style put in newsprint. According to the article, before the
> advent of nuevo, "American milongas...were kitschy affairs patronized by
> an aging and dwindling cast of die-hards who danced to scratchy records
> of accordion music."
>
> Accordion music...riiiight.
>
> The whole tone is nuevo = young, hip, "with-it", while any other style =
> old, out-of-date, quaint.
>
> Nothing to see here, move along....
>
> Michael the Aging and Dwindling Die-hard
> Tango Bellingham
> www.tangobellingham.com
>
> Joanne Pogros wrote:
>
> > This article is too long for me to type in, also I do not know how to
> > scan it in for emailing. The article quotes Homer Ladas of San
> > Francisco, Carlos Libedinsky (Narcotango),  Stephen Brown and Tom
> > Stermitz of Denver.  Maybe one of them  can facilitate the printing
> > of the article on the List for all to read, if possible.
--
Christopher L. Everett

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