Retropop

Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it. As Benedict Arnold said as he marched the U.S. Forces into Canada, “The Quebecois will greet us as liberators.”

Though brilliant, I can't take credit for that one. Gore Vidal wrote it.

I think a good part of being an artist is understanding not only pop culture, but the pop culture of the past. In the spirit of this belief, I’m going to present a series of educational pieces, featuring these proto-memes.

Like it or hate it, if you lived through the 1960s, you know this song. Now I share it with the younger generations.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhAC0dFis0&w=420&h=345]

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