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I wasn’t around in the Sixties and Seventies, but I’m pretty sure that mainstream recording artists and their fans weren’t too terribly preoccupied with reliving (and rehashing) music from the Forties or Fifties. They were too busy creating a generation of groundbreaking music to worry about that. So, why, since about the time “grunge” came and went from our popular psyche, have we been so damn preoccupied with re-recording classic musical styles of past generations? Is it because we’ve got easier access to music than we used to, better information, and so we are now better able to listen to and appreciate that music? Or is it because we can’t make music anymore?

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A “spinner” wheel contains a spoke plate attached to the wheel’s hub, which begins to spin using the kinetic energy generated by the vehicle’s motion. Additionally, it is not uncommon for the outer spoke plate to be fixed so that even when the vehicle is moving, it remains stationary.

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