[Mael-list] Russell in the new Creem book

[Ned Raggett]

If this was already mentioned elsewhere, my apologies!  But according  
to a friend, in the new book of articles from the classic eras of  
Creem magazine is this bit from Russell, put with a full color 2-page  
spread of Sparks in their purple passion Model T:

"Once upon a time, there was a time when we didn't suffer from the  
dumbing down of everything. We hadn't been MTV'ed, American Idol'ed,  
A&R'ed, MySpace'ed, YouTube'ed, Starbuck'ed, or GAP'ed. We couldn't  
read what the online community was thinking; we actually had to have  
our own opinion based on our own opinion.

Alas, where did it all go so wrong?

Once upon a time, there was a time when music and its biz hadn't been  
industrialized beyond recognition. And CREEM magazine reflected in  
words and pictures the Old World, hand-crafted, artisanal spirit of  
another era. Say goodbye to them."