OFF: The Wire

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 19 Jul 00, at 14:19, Doug Pearson wrote:


> Isn't that a "given"?  Sounds typical for the Fushitsusha shows I've
> seen. There's usually about two-dozen guys right up at the stage with
> their mouths wide open and blank
> "I've-just-gone-blind-from-looking-at-the-face-of-god" expressions on
> their faces, while the back of the venue contains the girlfriends of
> the quarter of the guys who: A) actually have girlfriends B) were
> stupid enough to bring them, huddling together with hands over ears,
> one occasionally venturing up to pull on oblivious boyfriend's jacket
> in vain attempt to get him to abandon the horrible noise.  And no one
> in the middle ...
>
>         -Doug
>          ceres at sirius.com
>
> (no offense intended to: A> women who can appreciate Japanese
> psychedelic noise rockers [or not], B> guys who bring their
> girlfriends to shows they're guaranteed to hate, C> guys into Japanese
> noise rockers who are too nerdy to have a girlfriend; offense *is*
> intended, however, to musicians of any nationality who whine about not
> having an appropriately-colored pre-CBS vintage Telecaster provided
> for them and then proceed to blow the borrowed amp[s] they're using in
> retaliation)

Doug, you've got a way with words!  Thanks for the gem...

theo