musim

As you know I am a big time music fan, and I like dishing out as many sincere compliments as I can muster. Getting a thank you is sufficient reply. When I post compliments on someone's myspace website and do not get a reply I am less likely to do it again, but it doesn't make me mad. I understand people are busy.

Now if I receive any tidbits of information about what the artist was doing or thinking when they made a song, or their inspiration or any story, I love it. I eat that stuff up. Because then there really is a connection between artist and fan, and I sort of look at it as I have something that other people don't have (sounds a bit psycho-stalker I know).

This is true of local artists or the big-time people.

I have been thinking about how cool it would be if all actors, musicians, anyone in entertainment had pages where we could go post comments similar to SG. Going to someones website and leaving a note in their guest book just doesn't seem the same anymore.

There is one obvious example you haven't mentioned - hip hop. Aren't a lot of trend-setting rappers from government housing projects? I think there is even backlash if you are a rapper and did not come from the housing projects and may not be considered to be legit.

Hmm, is this phenomenon new, I don't know. Back in medieval times, didn't the kings hire or enslave poor people to come in and entertain them? I think they might have been inspired by the lower class back then too.

Another part of this is, stereotypically rich people do not have a lot of soul. A lot of music roots develop out of the struggles (financial and otherwise) of people. Rich people have their problems also of course, but you may be less likely to write music with angst and heartbreak if you are living high up on the hill in an ivory tower.

A lot of creativity does develop out of the wealthy class though. Primarily because they have more free time for free thinking because they do not have to worry about making a living. All three of the Bronte sisters wrote a classic novel while other kids their age were out working on the farms or begging in the streets. Does that make the Bronte's better than other people? No, maybe they just had more time on their hands.

No I haven't heard Haujobb before. It will be a new experience for me.

I purchased Haujobb Vertical Theory. I should receive it today.

I think it's time to dust-off the Nitzer Ebb CD's as well.

-Dreu

Everybody is a friend on here.

Lol.

Um, I guess I am shocked about your "behavior". When are you going to learn Autocad and come work for us?

I had a hard time with it until I realized it was in the same style as Memento, as far as running backwards. I got tired of it about half way through, then just fast forwarded it through the rest of the movie. Then I watched all the behind-the-scenes stuff and was amazed that even knowing all that stuff they went through, and knowing all about movie-stuff anyway, that it still instilled that same reaction in me.
It's been a good four or five months since I watched it, and I'm still not ready to see it again.

Dude, I am really digging the Axis CD. More later...