Just looked up Garth Brooks on youtube.I dig it!What I wouldn't give for a slice of southern life for a day.....its so foreign to me...but then I have a romanticized view of it from movies like "Broke Back Mountain."
Also, I wish the kids at my school liked Garth Brooks and Pink Floyd Growing up .....but they were stupid upper middle class brats who imbibed the worst of American culture through cable TV....ie."The Ninja Turtles", "Gun's and Roses" , "Beverly Hills 902010" and "Days of our Lives"......ugh!
I remember boys liking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and girls talking about Beverly Hills 90210. I felt out of the loop, because we were not allowed to watch it. Thank God for Blossom!, that was a show I was allowed to watch and talk to my friends about the next day. Actually, I bless my mother for protecting us. She kept us innocent for a long time. I can actually remember my innocent mind. I don't think many kids can nowadays, which is extremely sad.
Lol, Brokeback Mountain is certainly NOT indicative of my area. I haven't seen the film, but I think most people around here would not identify with it. It's hard for me to think of a really accurate southern film. They are all kind of fakey. Some of the ones that feel more authentic are not set in the present. O Brother Where Art Thou is fantasy, but accurate somehow. Another one many people like here is Sling Blade. That one seemed real. I CAN"T STAND Forrest Gump- I hate it with a purple passion. It is condescending, in my opinion.
I'd love to go to Australia. We adored The Man from Snowy River growing up, and Australian men all seem masculine and handsome!