A rather US-centric notion that Brit popularity is not as
important as nationwide US popularlity, as opposed to
regional US popularity. If one is famous in New Jersey or
England, people won't know who you are very often in Arizona.
Poor Nils, eh? TM (who was recently startled by English
commentator for US radio Cash Peters's utter ignorance of
Irish music in a segment he did about same for the show
MARKETPLACE...his Irish interview subject, casting about for
someone Peters might have heard of, rattled off the likes of
the Chieftans, Tommy Makem, the Clancy Brothers...people
most
[famously provincial] US types might mention without strain,
all of them complete ciphers to Peters. Funny old
world.)
-----Original Message----- From:
marianne.macdonald@lineone.net
[mailto:
marianne.macdonald@lineone.net]
> "Being popular in England is
>like being popular in New Jersey."
I would be humbly grateful if anyone can interpret this for
me...
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