When Free Radicals Become Free Agentts

[kelber at mindspring.com]

As a young woman in the '70s and '80s, I was always anxious when guys I'd meet would ask me what music I was into.  I'd usually just tell them I wasn't into music (which, I guess, I really wasn't) to avoid their seething contempt at the dumb girl when I mentioned The Beatles, etc.  Over the years I've evolved to the point where I no longer give a flying fuck what they think (and I listen to a wider variety of music now that I have the ability to, uh, download it).  The point is, the more-musical-than-thou thing is as much about machismo as it is about hipness.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Julius <daniel.julius at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 26, 2007 4:26 PM
>To: Keith <keithsz at mac.com>
>Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: When Free Radicals Become Free Agentts
>
>OK, well even though I think you understood what I was asking, I'll
>re-phrase my question: The fans -- or listeners -- of what bands produce the
>"aren't we so hip...audience[s]?"
>
>If you don't have an answer or want to play, just say so, my man!  So
>evasive.  But maybe rightfully so; it's taxing to be a music grouch, and if
>you're too clear on yr position, you're open to criticism from the league of
>fellow grouches.  And so I think what I wanted to say is that in some
>people, there will always be anxiety about other music fans, you know?  Like
>fear that they know more obscure stuff than I do (cultural capital), so I'll
>denigrate them and say that they don't even really like the music and are
>just in it to seem cooler than thou.  Keith, we will still think you're cool
>even if you don't know what other bands the members of Naked City are in,
>all right??
>
>I too like Janet Jackson,
>Dan
>
>
>
>On 9/25/07, Keith <keithsz at mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> Bands don't produce them. Listeners do.
>>
>> On Sep 25, 2007, at 8:30 PM, Daniel Julius wrote:
>>
>> On 9/25/07, Keith <keithsz at mac.com> wrote:
>> the avant-noise aren't we so hip because we're so out
>> there audience.
>>
>>
>> What bands, in yr opinion, Keith, produce these fans?
>>