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10 Oakville Beaver Weekend Sunday, November 21, 1999 y 4 th annual y V T H E H E A R T OF C O U N TR Y ' Fri. 12 pm - 9 pm Sat. 10 am - 6 pm * Sun. 10 a m - 5 pm An OakviBe Beaver Feature " 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga Ontario' s B est A uthentic Country Craft Show F ea t u r i ng over 250 o f Canada' s Top E xh i b i t o rs In te rn a tio n a l C e n tre Folk Art. Woodworking, Jewellery, Clothing, Mennonite Quilts, Cookies, Candles, Bears, Dolls, Stained Glass, Florals, Reproduction Furniture, Santas, Angels, Home Decor & Gifts Galore W >· w Mm M r M H 'tflEj'V % l United Way Quill Draw. Demonstrations. Music, Re-entry Passes. Coat & Parcel Chech. I V IA )/ w 'lV K P riz e s fro m u n d e r o u r M a g n ific e n t Tree m fK m usic was her one true passion So we said goodbye in song." ere's the scene: a car full of friends are on their way to their weekend destination, when the latest over-played pop song comes on the radio. With a grown, the person in the front seat begins scanning stations. The radio stops at Abba's "Dancing Queen." "Keep it here," somebody cries from the back seat. Instantly, the car is transformed into a rolling disco, with all the passengers singing along. A group of fourty-some things driving to their high Stephanie M acLellan school reunion? Guess again. It's just as likely a group of teenagers on their way to a Friday night excursion. To the (adult) general pub lic at large, one of two images comes to mind when they think about teens and music: one of the many interchangeable pop groups that sell millions of CDs and even more posters, or Life is full of choices. Right up to the very end. And there is a way to make a difficult time easier for everyone. Start the dialogue now, with an Open Dialogue Funeral Home. We are an indepen dent family of caring men and women, who can help you deal with the realities of death. We promise we'll listen and give you clear answers, and clear choices. So call now for our free booklet which will answer your questions ____, about pre-arranging funerals. It' s your life. It' s your lL r > f t choice. And the dialogue y p B starts with you. s e le c te d e y e w e a r A N N E K L E IN - ANNE KLEIN IL F u n e ra l H o m e au # 109 Reynolds Street Oakville, Ontario T E L . (9 0 5 ) 8 4 4 -3 2 2 1 -- still family owned since 1914-- bt^MNtfwtNT a v o g u e The dialogue starts with you. flM ft f Trafalgar Village ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 2 -2 8 2 1 125 Cross Ave. ' * bands they've never heard of with technicolour hair and multiple piercings. There is a basis for these stereotypes, but many of the adults I talk to are surprised to hear how many kids listen to the same music they listened to when they were our age. Occasionally, my school plays music over the P.A. system before the morning announcements. The biggest reactions are reserved for songs like "I will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and the ever-popular "YMCA." There's nothing quite like walking through the halls and seeing students mak ing letters with their arms on the way to class. Radio Stations that cater to teens con sistently promote the "Next Big Thing" bands and songs. It becomes so void of variety that after a point, many people I know have turned to their parents' old record collections. Artists like Bob Marley, The Doors, Pink Floyd and The Beatles are loved by a whole new generation. For some, it's only a matter of going back to the music their parents exposed them to when they were young. Personally, I can't remember a time growing up when Beatles music was n't playing in my house. Undoubtedly, most of the music bought by teenagers is by modem artists, but com pilation CDs that are based on songs from previous decades, like the "Frosh" series, have been incredibly successful. The pro portion of high school students that know all the words to the Violent Femmes clas sic "Blister in the Sun" is the highest it's been since the eighties. As my mom always tried to explain to me in the days I was discovering Nirvana (the band) and abhorring polyester (the fabric), disco was fun. "Retro" music is even more fun for us now, because we never got to live through it the first time. We don't know what it was like at the time it came out, so half the fun is in looking at how things were before our time. ("Check out the hair!" "Are those guys wearing stack heels?") We know full well that the same thing is going to happen to us in a few years. One day, our kids are going to come hone from school and ask us if we actually lis tened to tapes. And we'll probably lend them a few so they can have some laughs at a party. That is, if anyone has working cassette players any more. -- Stephanie MacLellan is an Oakville high school student. 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