Saturday, April 23, 2005
Fuck being negative all the time. I hear jaded is always in style, and really that's too bad, along with oscar the grouch green right now, which I do like.
Also fuck historicism, The music and art from other times was not better. You are seeing the greatest hits of that time period; in the long view they will be as significant as the best things of this time period. Some changes last longer than others.
I think its much harder to put things out into the world and find solutions. Are you creating or critiquing? This applies to all things that shape culture, I suppose, music, art, film, politics. Jimmy Carter was fucking cool, by the way; it does relate, read more about him.
Also, I think Hornby hits on this in the book/later a movie, High Fidelity. The part where he goes from being a music snob obsessed with imposing his taste, which is good, on the rest of the world to actually producing records.
I don't really feel like talking about this intelligently right now so I'll just put in random quotes that I like. Hornby also wrote About a Boy, which also got made into a movie. See them multiple times, if you haven't yet. I feel like Hornby really understands people, the characters really have deep motivations. I've read the books also and I would recommend the movies if you're like me, I'm not dumb and I like to read, but they're very british culture based, and its easier for me to 'get it' when its translated to more of an am. culture reference in the movie versions. I relate to chicago much better than north london. well, they're some of my favorite films... and (insert cheesy transition)
...It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.
The unhappiest people I know, romantically speaking, are the ones who like pop music the most; and I don't know whether pop music has caused this unhappiness, but I do know that they've been listening to the sad songs longer than they've been living the unhappy lives.
I own this store called Championship Vinyl. Its located in a neighbourhood that attracts the bare minimum of window-shoppers. I get by because of the people who make a special effort to shop here. Mostly young men who spend their time looking for deleted Smiths singles and original (not rereleased, underlined!) Frank Zappa albums.
Fetish properties... are not unlike porn. I'd feel guilty taking their money, if I wasn't... well, kinda one of 'em...
Rob: Should I bolt every time I get that feeling in my gut when I meet someone new? Well, I've been listening to my guts since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains.
Rob: This tape I'm making for Laura.... has music she likes. Things that make her happy. And for the first time, I think I'm starting to see how that's done.
Also fuck historicism, The music and art from other times was not better. You are seeing the greatest hits of that time period; in the long view they will be as significant as the best things of this time period. Some changes last longer than others.
I think its much harder to put things out into the world and find solutions. Are you creating or critiquing? This applies to all things that shape culture, I suppose, music, art, film, politics. Jimmy Carter was fucking cool, by the way; it does relate, read more about him.
Also, I think Hornby hits on this in the book/later a movie, High Fidelity. The part where he goes from being a music snob obsessed with imposing his taste, which is good, on the rest of the world to actually producing records.
I don't really feel like talking about this intelligently right now so I'll just put in random quotes that I like. Hornby also wrote About a Boy, which also got made into a movie. See them multiple times, if you haven't yet. I feel like Hornby really understands people, the characters really have deep motivations. I've read the books also and I would recommend the movies if you're like me, I'm not dumb and I like to read, but they're very british culture based, and its easier for me to 'get it' when its translated to more of an am. culture reference in the movie versions. I relate to chicago much better than north london. well, they're some of my favorite films... and (insert cheesy transition)
...It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.
The unhappiest people I know, romantically speaking, are the ones who like pop music the most; and I don't know whether pop music has caused this unhappiness, but I do know that they've been listening to the sad songs longer than they've been living the unhappy lives.
I own this store called Championship Vinyl. Its located in a neighbourhood that attracts the bare minimum of window-shoppers. I get by because of the people who make a special effort to shop here. Mostly young men who spend their time looking for deleted Smiths singles and original (not rereleased, underlined!) Frank Zappa albums.
Fetish properties... are not unlike porn. I'd feel guilty taking their money, if I wasn't... well, kinda one of 'em...
Rob: Should I bolt every time I get that feeling in my gut when I meet someone new? Well, I've been listening to my guts since I was 14 years old, and frankly speaking, I've come to the conclusion that my guts have shit for brains.
Rob: This tape I'm making for Laura.... has music she likes. Things that make her happy. And for the first time, I think I'm starting to see how that's done.
