Comments on: I’m freaked out http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/ blogs are props Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:27:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: derek http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-422 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:14:30 +0000 http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-422 Haha, word. Haha, word.

]]> by: Cedric http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-419 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:07:54 +0000 http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-419 I think it is fine to listen to whatever you want to. I'm still a sucker for Smashing Pumpkins CDs that came out when I was in junior high, and a lot of eighties music is just really good. &#60;3 Jesus and Mary Chain. Just consider for a moment why the eighties are suddenly cool again. My suspicion is that people who grew up during the eighties have suddenly acquired enough money to be a market force, and appealing to their nostalgia is good business. That is why you have bars where people dance to "Sweet Child O' Mine." Good song, but come on. It seems like every generation reaches a point where forward movement becomes unappealing, and we forget to look for new things to like. People find it comfortable to look backward, and as a result, they find themselves forgetting to buy new clothes and feeling "out-of-touch" with their kids. See, Derek, you can be exempt because you are never having kids ;) I think it is fine to listen to whatever you want to. I’m still a sucker for Smashing Pumpkins CDs that came out when I was in junior high, and a lot of eighties music is just really good. <3 Jesus and Mary Chain.

Just consider for a moment why the eighties are suddenly cool again. My suspicion is that people who grew up during the eighties have suddenly acquired enough money to be a market force, and appealing to their nostalgia is good business. That is why you have bars where people dance to “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Good song, but come on.

It seems like every generation reaches a point where forward movement becomes unappealing, and we forget to look for new things to like. People find it comfortable to look backward, and as a result, they find themselves forgetting to buy new clothes and feeling “out-of-touch” with their kids.

See, Derek, you can be exempt because you are never having kids ;)

]]> by: derek http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-415 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:48:08 +0000 http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-415 I say listen to nirvana AND young jeezy (or whatever is new). Its not that the old stuff got bad... Its that its not "cool" to listen to things like nirvana because they're halfway between new and old. People like johnny cash are cool and white stripes are cool because they are old enough or current enough.... but everything in between sucks? Just look at 80s music and how awesome it is again. I think ipods are so nice because you can still listen to all your old music along with all your new stuff. In with the new! and.... .... Keep the old around? There's no way to make that sound cool. I say listen to nirvana AND young jeezy (or whatever is new). Its not that the old stuff got bad… Its that its not “cool” to listen to things like nirvana because they’re halfway between new and old. People like johnny cash are cool and white stripes are cool because they are old enough or current enough…. but everything in between sucks? Just look at 80s music and how awesome it is again.

I think ipods are so nice because you can still listen to all your old music along with all your new stuff.

In with the new! and….
…. Keep the old around?

There’s no way to make that sound cool.

]]> by: Cedric http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-412 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:13:11 +0000 http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-412 I think Elmo is summing up my issue very nicely, here. Nothing against the people who are mentioned in this post, I'm just saying, I don't want to be some old person hanging out in a bar that plays Nirvana or, worse yet, Hootie and the Blowfish. I think Elmo is summing up my issue very nicely, here. Nothing against the people who are mentioned in this post, I’m just saying, I don’t want to be some old person hanging out in a bar that plays Nirvana or, worse yet, Hootie and the Blowfish.

]]> by: Elmo http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-411 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:05:15 +0000 http://cedric.wallsareprops.com/2005/12/21/im-freaked-out/#comment-411 Welcome to adulthood! Welcome to adulthood!

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