RTP-area local music and culture

[Duncan Murrell <dvmurrell AT nc.rr.com>]

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:

> Chapel Hill
> 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.
>
> 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 
> hy
> 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 
> d 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 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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