Internet Rants.
In an effort to spare my occaisional internet rants from threading into obscurity, I catalogue a link to a recent comment I made on this article: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/06/bling_of_the_hill.html
My co-worker sends me these inane things, which I'm convinced, is to get me into one of my famous diatribes and entertain him endlessly. And the arrogance of that -- the disrespect for what I have sacrificed and offered to have this knowledge, this perspective, this individuality -- I have recently decided I will not tollerate. I conclude that life is so full of so many inspiring people, ecstatic opportunities, reaffirming experiences, and HONEY that spending one's times being dragged back to another's shallow conception of reality is really an offense. In our infinite freedom, it is unwanted to be shackled even by one's own mind, let alone some 21-year-old, gun-loving weirdo's. Love ya Derek.
And here is one I stumbled into all by myself: http://news.cnet.com/8601-13506_3-9965792.html
I saw some headline about Metallica wanting us to hate them. I read the article. It's about how Metallic's music/ticket management is nothing but a slap-in-the-face to their audience and an undisguised effort to get into the rock and roll Hall of Fame. And that they are washed-up has-beens.
Yah, I couldn't stop myself; METALLICA one of the baddest-ass, longest-playing bands in rock history. They are already legends. At this point, it doesn't matter what they do or how they go out, they are great.
Furthermore, I see no reason why any band or individual in the public-eye should ever supplicate to demand. I know it happens in every story of fame, like some weird lesson in the extended family of your common man and love for them, but it doesn't make it any less of a forbearance. Considering the rabid independent spirit, the werewolf quality of Metallica, doesn't it actually kind of make sense that they, of all bands, would utterly dismiss this type of debasing of themselves for the love of [fucked-up] family members? I think so.
Not to say that they aren't greasing their own assholes for some goal of their own, but hey, it is their right to do with their catalogue as they choose. I don't really care, because they have been chosen to express a certain quality of life with their sound, and I am thankful to have it in my life.
My co-worker sends me these inane things, which I'm convinced, is to get me into one of my famous diatribes and entertain him endlessly. And the arrogance of that -- the disrespect for what I have sacrificed and offered to have this knowledge, this perspective, this individuality -- I have recently decided I will not tollerate. I conclude that life is so full of so many inspiring people, ecstatic opportunities, reaffirming experiences, and HONEY that spending one's times being dragged back to another's shallow conception of reality is really an offense. In our infinite freedom, it is unwanted to be shackled even by one's own mind, let alone some 21-year-old, gun-loving weirdo's. Love ya Derek.
And here is one I stumbled into all by myself: http://news.cnet.com/8601-13506_3-9965792.html
I saw some headline about Metallica wanting us to hate them. I read the article. It's about how Metallic's music/ticket management is nothing but a slap-in-the-face to their audience and an undisguised effort to get into the rock and roll Hall of Fame. And that they are washed-up has-beens.
Yah, I couldn't stop myself; METALLICA one of the baddest-ass, longest-playing bands in rock history. They are already legends. At this point, it doesn't matter what they do or how they go out, they are great.
Furthermore, I see no reason why any band or individual in the public-eye should ever supplicate to demand. I know it happens in every story of fame, like some weird lesson in the extended family of your common man and love for them, but it doesn't make it any less of a forbearance. Considering the rabid independent spirit, the werewolf quality of Metallica, doesn't it actually kind of make sense that they, of all bands, would utterly dismiss this type of debasing of themselves for the love of [fucked-up] family members? I think so.
Not to say that they aren't greasing their own assholes for some goal of their own, but hey, it is their right to do with their catalogue as they choose. I don't really care, because they have been chosen to express a certain quality of life with their sound, and I am thankful to have it in my life.
posted by Just Greg at Monday, June 16, 2008
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