[Mr. Jeeves]

The rise of rock ‘n roll in post-War culture is a sign of the giddiness that precedes collapse.

So Chuck Berry is the hallmark of the Apocalypse.

Who knew?

[mercy]

Lots of us knew.

[CubicleGuy]

So Chuck Berry is the hallmark of the Apocalypse.

Chuck Berry??! Nah, we all know that Elvis Presley is the one to get the blame (and, by extension, Forrest Gump).

Someone, I don't remember who, wrote an interesting essay sometime back wherein it was claimed that two people were responsible for completely changing the direction of American culture: Elvis Presley and Hugh Hefner. Might even be in the archives here at FR somewhere...