Understanding the GENERATION GAP Of Entertainment Choices
Understanding the GENERATION GAP Of Entertainment Choices by Bill Knell The world of entertainment has never been a domesticated animal, or a recently discovered feral one that was eventually trained. Showman P.T. Barnum used animals and people with unusual features in his performances and called the industry he worked in “The SHOW Business” trying to never lose sight of the fact that it existed to make money like any other investment. One could argue that his grandiose spending on certain acts or attractions often threw caution to the wind. However, it always repaid many times over and brought his regular customers and new ones the benefit of his ability to spot what people wanted and could not get elsewhere. Growing up in the 1960s-70s allowed me to see and experience the Generation Gap between me and my parents first hand as it applied to politics and popular culture. From my standpoint it was easier for me to understand the world of my parents and grandparents choices t...