are you honest to yourself and your idols?
What price on a bit of female companionship I hear you ask? well... thats kind of depends on who you are... but there is no way my musical integrity is up for question!!!
Visiting one of Melbourne's quality establishments in the weekend just passed, playing a spot of pool with my mates whilst listening to a band get their jive on... Three attractive ladies assume the position at the table nearest to us... begin giggling, glancing... inviting conversation...
Who am I to deny them the simple pleasure of my time? I approach them with a smile, and introduce myself... at this point of the night I am glad I can hold cohesive conversation... they smile, Introduce themselves, and I make a crack at their names... it gets them laughing early on... friendly abuse is a great ice-breaker!!!
The conversation takes the usual avenues.. and eventually evolves into music... Music is an important part of my life, I love it, so it's inevitable that the topic get to music... talking about the crap they have on commercial radio is taboo in these kind of establishments as well (superficial go with the crowd type pub - i go there cause the ladies are HAWT) So, whenever a fine filly mentions how much they love Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson or Avril Lavigne, you kind of have to nod... It's as though you think to yourself...
"I dont really care for Justin Timberlake, his music is rather crap, but I kind of respect what he has done"
or
"Jessica Simpson is rather hot... She would probably do well to keep her mouth shut though"
or
"hahahaha... Avril Lavigne... hahahahaha...."
I dont know if i abuse these artist's, what this other individual is going to think of me... are they going to think I am a heartless fool how doesn't realise the trial's and tribulation's of dating Britney Spears and or Cameron Diaz? I dont think that will be the case... but I keep my hostile thoughts to myself at any rate... I like to maintain civility in front of the ladies....
Soon enough, we get to who I am interested in... Of course these girls have never heard of Tool, Deftones, Pearl Jam, Unwritten Law, Jeff Buckly, Frankie goes to Hollywood.... I dont really expect them to... the music I like isn't played in such a repetative fashion on the sell out commercial radio stations that you can recite the lyrics perfectly sub -consciously two weeks after you hear the song for the first time... Then I was really hit...
The day I meet a chick at an establishment like this who is a fan of Chris Leibing, Richie Hawtin, Adam Bayer, DJ Rush, Mario Picotto or Claude Young, well, I will rejoice to the heavans and do a little jig...
however...
I mentioned that I am a fan of Techno... electronic music, and dance music... the artists above, and these chicks literally start ridiculling me in a serious fashion so much that I took immediate offense! Techno is a form of art that takes you to another place... yeah, there is a stigma involving party drugs and dance music, but why cant people see past that? It really is quite an art form!!!
In fact... I dont even care if you cant see past that... it is your choice... but how dare you ridicule me because of my choice in music?
The silly scrubbers were from Frankston anyways... In fact, they indeed proved that they weren't worth my time anyway!!!
They have a saying in Australia... mates before dates....
Music is my best friend! I would never let it down!
BAM!!!