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Originally Posted by mr dave
While the correct answer to that question will always be “I WANNA ROCK!” the truth is… hell if I know. There’s something offsetting to me in seeing a middle aged person trying to rock out like it still matters; whether it’s a complete refusal to let go of the styles and sounds of their youth, or the lame creepiness of being a 40 something still holding fast to being 21 and obsessing with the latest pop star drama, it’s just a little off for me. It’s like a comment I got on this site once about how cool it was that I was a 30 something who still puffed weed everyday and liked making shoegaze music, I don’t think it was meant as a back handed insult but it still made me feel like a stunted adult.
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Heh. Even though it was quite awhile ago, I remember that exact comment you're referring to, and exactly who said it, and I have to tell you, even though it was directed at you not me, it made me feel the exact same way about myself when I read it.
I can totally related to relate to this entry, by the way. There are so many times I wonder what fourteen year old me would have thought of current me, a thought which always leads me directly to wondering why thirty-four year old me should give the remotest f
uck what some simple-minded kid from the early 90s thinks.
Also, "Jungle Man" is a great track, though not as good as "Catholic School Girls Rule".