Apparently, you *do* have qualms with people dancing their ass off if
you are bringing up such trite and innane concerns like this.
People can dance how they want to dance - you don't like it? Don't go to
events. It's a simple answer for (apparently) a difficult problem.
-daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: Chachi Jones [mailto:chachi@fluffzine.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:58 PM
To: idm list
Subject: Re: [idm] Re: dancing vs. snobing
Seems I touched on a sensitive topic. To clarify, I have no qualms with
people dancing their ass off however they like at any show - people
should dance - it makes the whole experience more enjoyable (I know I
was getting down). The issue I was trying to address is this recurring
phenomena of people doing this Tai Chi 'calling of the spirits' thing at
IDM shows (maybe they do that dance everywhere and I only see them at
IDM shows?). For one, it strikes me as odd that a music so rich with
rhythm inspires folks to do this slow-motion psychedelic martial arts
thing. Secondly, there's a reason people do Tai Chi in the park (or in
the grass seats at a Phish concert) - it takes up space. It's pretty
rude (and selfish) to expect the people around you who shelled out their
$15 to see their heroes perform to have to accommodate your haphazard
slo-mo kung-fu spirit circle, especially in such a small venue.
Whatever, it's not my mission in life to be the dance police. If the
divine spirit is telling you to prance around like David Carradine on
mescaline then by all means.
Just don't shoot me because my mom dresses me funny.
-chachi
quoted 24 lines From: Charles Freeman <charliefree@yahoo.com>
> From: Charles Freeman <charliefree@yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:50:05 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Eric Sorenson <eric@explosive.net>
> Cc: Donald <donald@wallrichlandi.com>, idm list <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Subject: [idm] Re: dancing vs. snobing
>
> --- Eric Sorenson <eric@explosive.net> wrote:
>> Hahaha, I was getting my groove on, make no mistake, I just wasn't
>> making an ass of myself in the process. If you think snobbery's not
>> as much a part of IDM as dancing... Pooh on you! Fishnet or velvet,
>> sweetie, NOT BOTH.
>
> OK, From now on let?s call it ISM.
>
> Because of people like you, snobbery is a part of the idm scene just
> as it is a part of every scene. However, I'm a firm believer in our
> ability as a community to seek out and destroy you and your cohorts.
> Take this as a warning. All people seen snobing around will be shot.
> All people seen wearing boring clothing that their mothers bought for
> them will be shot.
>
> As far as fashion taste, it seems to me that my friend Magnus? outfit
> (fishnet shirt, etc.) which he designed and sewed himself was a hell
> of a lot more creative then the black sweatshirt and converse sneakersquoted 15 lines that seems to be the standard uniform you snobs aspire to. It also
> that seems to be the standard uniform you snobs aspire to. It also
> seems to me that people who think of themselves as being on the
> cutting edge of music would be a little bit more open to creativity
> that isn?t based on the status quo.
>
> -charles
> http://mp3.com/groundchuckles
>
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