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From:
Josh Davison
To:
Brian MacDonald
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Date:
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:32:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
RE: [idm] lack of idm in uk
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exactly. this list is evidence and embodiment of an IDM "scene", and definitely exhibits both the positive and negative characteristics of the scene. IDM Content: Early Warning -- String Theory Live An Evening With 32-bit Precision Saturday July 15, 2000 10PM-12AM @ Lula Cafe Chicago IL due to the low key venue this is going to be a more "abstract" set... i.e. More "I", Less "D" in our "M" look out for more rump-shak'n jams in the near future. -- String Theory : Introspective Dolorous Morosity http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/index.cgi On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Brian MacDonald wrote:
quoted 38 lines Well, "scene" often has two definitions... a positive and negative one.> > Well, "scene" often has two definitions... a positive and negative one. > > Positive: community of friends who may or may not be musicians who > share a taste for the same general kind of music and want to help expose > it to other folks, and develop it with a sense of identity. > > Negative: a group of folks who just can't graduate from the high school > "clique" mentality, who remain content following around and hanging > around "cool" people, forcing themselves to like/hate certain things and > dress a certain way only because their inference of "cool" people > dictating it. > > > That said, most scenes contain elements of both the positive and negative > definitions.... I don't believe there are 100% positive scenes and > 100% negative scenes..(in the same way I don't think each can be > 100% heterosexual or 100% homosexual.)... > > I don't think the original poster was out of line at all in lamenting > the lack of a "scene"... assuming he (or was it she?) meant "scene" > as in "just fucking ANYBODY in the area who's as passionate about this > type of music as I am, so I can learn more about it, and be exposed to it > more.." > > ======================================================================= > Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org> > KUCI 88.9 fM in Irvine, CA -- Orange County > ======================================================================= > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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