ah...matey....funny post :)
just thought i'd answer your question about the "calling the spirits" type
thing. i love IDM and used to do SHIT LOADS of drugs. now i am one of those
"wierdos" (i used to think that too) who goes out on nothing (not even
drink). i still dance my tits off the only problem being that as i am not
WIRED 2 the eyeballs on crystal meth i get tired after a while....... but i
love the music so much that i can't leave the dance
floor......SOLUTION........ i slowly swing and wave about, concentrating on
the other noises instead of the beat.......CONSEQUENTALLY dancing in this
bizzare "calling of the spirits" style!
case closed?
nick
quoted 77 lines From: Chachi Jones <chachi@fluffzine.com>
>From: Chachi Jones <chachi@fluffzine.com>
>To: idm list <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] Re: dancing vs. snobing Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:57:54
>-0700
>
>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
>
>
> > 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 sneakers 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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