Finding good music in Chapel Hill
Duncan Murrell
dvmurrell at nc.rr.com
Fri Aug 8 14:57:45 EDT 2008
Wait, what do you mean by "older"?
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On Aug 8, 2008, at 2:30 PM, Joel Peck <joelpeck88 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Shredder/Guitarist,
> You make some points I agree with (but have
> heard for years). As you point out-there’s a percentage of people in
> the Chapel Hill diaspora (they exist in every scene), who add
> very little and feel entitled to a lot. They’re here, but what can y
> ou do? If
> it’s a band, they usually don’t last. If it’s a clique of
> people, they usually
> go through the revolving door eventually-off to a new city where no
> one will miss them when
> they leave. Who knows where their attitude comes from? Maybe it
> comes from Chapel Hill’s recognition in the independent music scene.
> That’s odd; because I don’t think my age group (25-32) had
> anything to do with
> that. The older people I meet who made it happen are the nicest, least
> pretentious people of all. I guess all their success went to my
> generation’s
> head. Those people could care less about this listserv. They are
> not missed.
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> I say if you can recognize that there's more positive aspects to the
> people in the local scene, you’re giving respect that enables healt
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> dialogue, debate, and disagreements. Many of the members here do
> just that. It’s
> part of the reason some really good discussions have taken place
> recently. We
> respect each other’s knowledge, experience, humor, insight, and effo
> rt. I think
> it would do you some good to change monikers (even for a 3rd time),
> come back, and just listen for awhile, get to know what people think
> by reading
> what they say. Maybe you’ll understand why your comments have ruffle
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> feathers of some. Perhaps you’ll recognize how little your thoughts
> have contributed
> because of how ill-informed and negative they've been. You have a
> tendency to make
> broad generalizations about people here, you shit on people’s work,
> and you
> accuse everyone of wronging you when you should thank them for
> tolerating you. Worst
> of all, your gripes are unoriginal. I hear them all the time. That
> said, I’ve
> gone to bat for you, given you the benefit of the doubt, and told
> others to go
> easy. I still think your intentions are, at the core, good. That’s w
> hy you
> should stick around. You’re not as different as you think. We all fu
> ck up here-sadly,
> I am rather awesome at it. Fortunately though, some stereotypes are
> good- people
> are more forgiving here. Even if you play a show with a $25
> admission price,
> even if that show features the same people you saw play in October
> 2001 in DC
> for $4, even if it’s obvious the $25 fee is because of the headliner
> -whose
> music has paved the way for the great sissification of indie rock,
> who should
> be opening for the local band… Forgive me. I forgive you. Take some
> time to learn about the people on this listserv, go to some shows an
> d meet people. You may have a better understanding of how small the
> clique of dumbshits really are-in number and influence. Try and let
> go of whatever makes you feel so victimized. No one ends up here bec
> ause they're cool.
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