RTP-area local music and culture

["James Hepler" <hepstyle AT gmail.com>]

Damn dude, we're not playing with Galaxie 500.  Think before you speak!




On Fri, 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 you do?
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> it's a band, they usually don't last. If it's a clique of people, they
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> 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
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> 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 healthy
> 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 effort. I
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> 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 ruffled the
> 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
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> easy. I still think your intentions are, at the core, good. That's why you
> should stick around. You're not as different as you think. We all fuck 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
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> 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 and 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 because they're cool.
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