Comments | ravenlikesrock: Things I don't realize

ravenlikesrock

Things I don't realize

Jun 26, 2006 23:48

We were elite in high school, early college, with LPs and limited-edition releases and obscure names; memories an inch wide and a mile deep of bands and shows and terms. Discrimination termed discerning: I rejected women, the entire gender, with one swift 15-year-old decision, because women just weren't as good at music. Can you imagine what else I ( Read more... )

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sad_matilda June 27 2006, 11:44:20 UTC

I feel the same way. Even if you learned all you could ever learn about American music say, there's still that whole genre we like to classify as "world music" which I have absolutely no clue about.

ravenlikesrock June 28 2006, 06:46:58 UTC

Yeah ... and that 'genre' is actually the vast majority, even if it gets a teeny corner in record stores, and American music is really just a little exception that's become dominant. I'd say it's weird, but it's not exactly shocking.

sad_matilda June 29 2006, 15:35:43 UTC

But American music is the best. And so are you. And Bush. But not our world cup team I guess.

*laughs* gu88766 June 28 2006, 00:27:30 UTC

...always naively assume what I have is all that's worth having.

thats a riot, raven. haha! you arn't talking about music anymore are you? i'm currently a student at a private jesuit catholic university on broadway and i'm attempting to expand my mind via mind expanding books as aposed to mind expanding drugs. nietzsche and i have come to similar conclusions regarding all that stuff we have.

current location: ellensberg

what the hell are you doing in ellensberg?! LOL

you are a brilliant girl, raven. i still remember those direct and honest conversations that we've had and i miss that part our friendship.