tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post4012614644174091741..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: ABBA: Not Drag QueensNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-74701676883258497022017-02-23T20:27:11.903-05:002017-02-23T20:27:11.903-05:00My first glimpse of ABBA was around 1972, when the...My first glimpse of ABBA was around 1972, when they "appeared" on Wonderama to perform Waterloo. It was obviously a filmed insert, presented on a live-format show, complete with audience applause leading in. The indelible impression was the star-shaped guitar in the video. I immediately got out cardboard and pens to replicate it.<br /><br />For me, one of the most gay-accessible traits of ABBA is their departure from the gender conventions of all-male bands, all-female bands, and male bands with female singers. When you see near-even gender representation outside of Classical, you're dealing with something European, or highly experimental. Like a family band.ShamanRandalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336594269384262826noreply@blogger.com