Postrevolutionary era. Weve built this idea that something radicaand transformative happened to music in the 1960s. Weve worked hard over the course of several weeks to establish those ideas. And we cant leave it, though, just as a kind of baby boomer nostalgia for the days that were. What weve been trying to deal with is this sense of pervasive disappointment, that the revolution somehow ended in the early 1970s. The popular music became a disappointment, aesthetically, politically. Thats the cliche. We saw plenty of evidence for it. What weve been trying to do is to say ok. Maybe if we shift perspective, maybe if we dont simply buy the assumptions that went into the age of countercultural music, if we do that, we may well see music engaged in a different way. Weve started out is by saying isnt it the case that popular music in the u. S. In the 1970s was doing what popular music typically had done well before the 1960s . Which is to mediate relationships between men and women, to medi
Dr. Mcgerr good afternoon. Here we go. Hope you are doing well. This is almost too nice a day for education. I have a Staggering Number of powerpoint slides for this. Get your bets down now on whether i can get through them or not. Ill omit my customary professor humor, about the ncaa tournament, for example. Thats how serious this is. Lets think for a minute, though, about where were situated, what were working on here. In this last third of the course that we started last week, were dealing with the postrevolutionary era. Weve built this idea that something radical and transformative happened to music in the 1960s. Weve worked hard over the course of several weeks to establish those ideas. And we cant leave it, though, just as a kind of baby boomer nostalgia for the days that were. What weve been trying to deal with is this sense of pervasive disappointment, that the revolution somehow ended in the early 1970s. The popular music became a disappointment, aesthetically, politically. Th
Family pet. Reporter thats right, this area is all closed off right now because firefighters are still mopping up and clearing any hotspots that they see. The Fire Department is planning to reopen this area around 5 30 pm. So that the neighbors can go home. You can see some neighbors standing on the side there. They have been exhausted, physically and emotionally, waiting and watching. Witnesses in firefighter say the vegetation fire started at the bottom of the hill. The flames spread quickly and burned uphill, towards homes. At the time that the helicopter arrived, they already destroyed this mobile home, a small shed and a that is burning up now that is my house. Reporter she watched in shock as her small cottage burned down. She was away. And she was called. She said the house was burning, the house is burning. Reporter she tried to stay optimistic, hoping that their dog somehow survived. He is like my son. I rescued him because he was in hurricane harvey. I rescued him in San Fran
Microclimates coming up and it was looking a little dark in palo alto, mike. It was for about three or four minutes, there was no traffic going northbound up toward university. Folks, we know that means theyre clearing the crews between embarcadero and coming up into the area, so all lanes are now open over the last few. Crews continue to clear up over the next hour in spots. Commute directions about noncommute directions a little bit later like the commute direction here for west 580 getting through oakland, past the warren freeway that shows the red sensors as crews clear there and ive seen speeds improve for highway 4 arched bailey, another crew there. Back to you. All right, thanks so much, mike. Now to decision 2020 and the president ial race, faceoff, its first democratic debate, former Vice President joe biden is visiting the bay area today, attending three fundraisers, bell ve belvederer and San Francisco, and tomorrow at home in lost altos. This morning voters have a clearer p
Even though monday is not a holiday i see this as a preholiday friday, a lot of folks bridge that gap between the fourth of july and sunday and take the whole week off and how light the traffic is, the bay bridge no need for the metering lights and a smooth flow of traffic into San Francisco out of oakland. Mild slowing on the approach. Contra costa county a great drive, mild slowing bay point highway 4. No problems, east bay, peninsula, south bay a little bit of slowing. Were just starting to see the build right now. Back to you. Now to 2020 decision and the democratic debate. Former Vice President joe biden is attending three fundraisers in the bay area, belverdere, San Francisco, today and the peninsula tomorrow afternoon at home in lost altos. This morning voters have a clearer picture of the Democratic Candidates running the partys top contenders squared off during last nights Second Democratic party debate. Today in the bays sarah dallof is live in miami with more. Reporter the s