tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post3971921798494312889..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: Echoes of a past life: A Ball of Mirrorsishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-62616325282146279132010-01-10T15:01:12.821-05:002010-01-10T15:01:12.821-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Casey. It's interestin...Thanks for stopping by, Casey. It's interesting how the reputation in popular memory for disco is all about decadence and drugs--and I'm not saying there was none of that--but for gay men it was about the magical shared experience.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-7242123294337322282010-01-09T20:20:22.922-05:002010-01-09T20:20:22.922-05:00found your blog just now through thelink you poste...found your blog just now through thelink you posted on JMG. i couldn't agree with you more about the community that dancing in the clubs back then afforded gay men. growing up, as i suspect many of us were, i was a loner, and totally convinced i was the only gay man in the world. the dance clubs i found in new york and LA unleashed a wave of love in me for lack of another word, and i was able to be part of a greater whole. then the 80s came and it became more of a greater 'hole' as friends died, seemingly every other week.<br /><br />thanks for your writing on the subject. i'm 52 and i'd bet we probably were at the same clubs at the same time on occasion.caseyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/artbycasey/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-23631317713055398292009-12-27T08:22:48.686-05:002009-12-27T08:22:48.686-05:00Hey Jon! Thanks for dropping by. I will checkout y...Hey Jon! Thanks for dropping by. I will checkout your own blog as well. <br /><br />I haven't read that Barbara Ehrenreich; I like her, I will look for it. I haven't read her newest one either, but I love what I've read about it, the one about how being fake positive and optimistic all the time is fucking up the country. Brilliant. <br /><br />My offline reading has suffered lately; I need new glasses and better lighting. Well, and younger eyes.<br /><br />Gonna check out your blog as well.<br />Peace, buddy.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-24219901090305682932009-12-27T02:03:41.185-05:002009-12-27T02:03:41.185-05:00Beautiful. Ian, I've been meaning to start fol...Beautiful. Ian, I've been meaning to start following your blog for some time. Have you read Barbara Ehrenreich's book about group dancing?Your driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406948739451124566noreply@blogger.com