[Husker] Tunnel Walk Follow Up

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 08/31/2007 10:55:07 AM:

> I think you're casting too large of a net with your condemnation of 
hip-hop 
> as a whole, Gary. It's not exactly my favorite type of music, either, 
but 
> basically, hip-hop is a pretty broad term for a broad musical genre 
> that combines 
> DJing and rap. It's not all like the type of music you seem to be 
> describing -- 
> far from it.
> 
> You're probably extrapolating gangsta rap, which emerged in the '80s and 

> '90s, to define all forms of hip-hop. That's not accurate. Gangsta rap 
is an 
> element of hip-hop, and it's garnered the most media attention and 
> controversy. I'm 
> not defending that particular brand of music, but to label all hip-hop 
evil 
> because of one offshoot from its tree would be like condemning all 
country 
> music because honky-tonk, a type of country music, predominantly 
> deals with themes 
> like binge-drinking and infidelity. 
> 
Your first post on here in a while and you completely screw it up. 

First is the infidelity, and THEN comes the binge drinking, dammit, get it 
right! 

You're probably just one of those honky-tonk hatin' hip hop lovers, aren't 
you?? 

> If it makes anyone feel better, from what I hear 'Sirius' still has a 
part in 
> the Tunnel Walk, but the work of local DJ Mikey Bo also has a part in 
the 
> entrance sequence. I believe Mikey Bo is from the mighty hip-hop hotbed 
of 
> Brainard, Nebraska, so my guess is that Memorial Stadium's going to 
> survive the 
> Tunnel Walk. Good thing, that; there's only so much righteous 
> indignation to go 
> around on Game Day, and a majority of it still has to be directed at the 

> coaches, the officials and the athletes.
> 
> 
I heard they're changing the uniforms too. Something about a white stripe 
down the pants. 

Blasphemers!

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com