Hello all- Attempt one at sending this last night failed, so here goes attempt #2. I just returned from the wonderful Stereophonics show at the lovely Boston Paradise club. I saw an old friend outside of the club after the show and talked with her for the first time in ages. She's a fellow BU student, and has been a good friend to me these past 2 years, but for some reason, this semester she's been blowing me off. Tonight, she ended our conversation with the statement "I hate scenester kids like you." This really upset me and got me to do a lot of thinking on the cold walk home. Is there something wrong with introducing yourself to people you see on a near-weekly basis at parties, record stores, or shows? I knew very few when I arrived in Boston, so if I hadnt learned to overcome my fear of talking to random people, I'd still be sitting in my room all night playing computer games. I dont consider these people close friends, although I will admit that a few of them have become really good friends of mine (hi Teri) through the years. Or is it not that that makes one a scenester? Is it because my tastes in music have evolved over the years? I'll admit, 4 years ago I spent my days skateboarding and listening to too much of the local ska and punk bands, but I feel that that has shaped and molded me to who I am today. I dont deny ever listening to any of that, and there are a few bands that I still play and go see when they come to town. Does that make me a scenester? And now dress. So my taste in clothes has changed over the year. Where I grew up in CT you look either 2 ways: ghetto or prep. I came to Boston and realized that there is more than that, and over the years have come to prefer to tapered polyster Levis to the khakis of past, youth L t-shirts to the size L skate company shirts of past, etc. Is maturation in any way bad? I'm still the same person, I havent adopted some cocky attitude in the process (although I joke around with a rock star attitude at points). So after writing this, I cant determine why she would hate a person for any of those attributes. Maybe I'm defining scenester wrong, or maybe she's just jealous. I dont know. All I do know is that it hurts to lose someone that was once a close friend. Sorry for that rant, but feel free to provide any insight. On another note, it is nice to see that some people on the list are getting into bands such as Rainer Maria and Joan of Arc. I'm not a big Rainer Maria fan, but I do really enjoy Joan of Arc and the other bands that Tim Kinsella has been involved with. I cant see at all how theyd be related to Belle and Sebastian, but they are quite interesting and do a great job at playing a very unique style of music. I saw them live this summer and recommend their concerts to any who havent seen them. My good friend Matt Sbardella, who is also on this list, yet I've never seen post (hi Matt!) recently got me into a rather good Australian band and I was curious if anyone else was into them. They're called the Lucksmiths and they will be touring the US soon, so if they're coming to your town, do check them out. They're a pretty much acoustic trio with beautiful tales of rainy days and barroom love. Do check them out if you've got the chance. Well, I have work at 8 am and a midterm to study for, so I shall be off. Cheers. -Nick +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+