nice to see you try-comb. hope all is going well for you out there.
HL: I hear you. I agree that the triangle is blown up... I also think that respecting the brothers and sisters who have been holding it down for the last 25+ years, means only coming if you plan to come correct. But like you said, those who come correct are always welcome wherever they turn up.
There is nothing wrong with being protective of your scene. People have worked hard, put a lot on the line year after year. The hardest fought shit is the most fiercely protected... Only natural. And as long as their hearts are open to those who come to learn, build, contribute, support and elevate, my heart is open to their "localist" ire about the people they would rather see stay the fuck away.
I have shied away from giving myself too much credit in this thread. I have struggled with wanting to inspire those that could maybe pull it off without encouraging those who probably couldn't. Our culture is full of people telling each other "you can be whatever you want to be" and that's why, in its first season or two, American Idol was able to showcase some many hundreds of people who truly believed that they had what it takes to be America's next pop icon... only to be publicly humiliated when they are brought back to reality.
I'm usually the guy who listens to the band demo and says "it's alright, but I don't think its going to get anybody a record deal." People fuckin HATE me for it, but I'm not one of those people who feels like I need everybody to like me. I will tell somebody that they are cute, personable, smart... but that they can't fucking sing. Move on. I wish I didn't have to be that voice, but gringos are so completely incapable of telling themselves these truths...somebody has got to do it.
As a first time grower, I have kind of felt like its not my place to discourage anyone who wants to do this. But at the same time I hope I am not encouraging any delusions.
HL: I hear you. I agree that the triangle is blown up... I also think that respecting the brothers and sisters who have been holding it down for the last 25+ years, means only coming if you plan to come correct. But like you said, those who come correct are always welcome wherever they turn up.
There is nothing wrong with being protective of your scene. People have worked hard, put a lot on the line year after year. The hardest fought shit is the most fiercely protected... Only natural. And as long as their hearts are open to those who come to learn, build, contribute, support and elevate, my heart is open to their "localist" ire about the people they would rather see stay the fuck away.
I have shied away from giving myself too much credit in this thread. I have struggled with wanting to inspire those that could maybe pull it off without encouraging those who probably couldn't. Our culture is full of people telling each other "you can be whatever you want to be" and that's why, in its first season or two, American Idol was able to showcase some many hundreds of people who truly believed that they had what it takes to be America's next pop icon... only to be publicly humiliated when they are brought back to reality.
I'm usually the guy who listens to the band demo and says "it's alright, but I don't think its going to get anybody a record deal." People fuckin HATE me for it, but I'm not one of those people who feels like I need everybody to like me. I will tell somebody that they are cute, personable, smart... but that they can't fucking sing. Move on. I wish I didn't have to be that voice, but gringos are so completely incapable of telling themselves these truths...somebody has got to do it.
As a first time grower, I have kind of felt like its not my place to discourage anyone who wants to do this. But at the same time I hope I am not encouraging any delusions.
