Spandex & Parabolas

Hola, long time no post. Sorry, been busy and stuff. So in hopes that I can earn your love and support again I have two topics to discuss. I know I was going for a more serious direction but that was too tough. However these topics do deal with society and human behavior.

So a few weeks ago I went to a concert or "show" of some indie bands. I made some observations about the whole event that I had noticed at the Curiosa show. The most interesting is hardly anyone moves. Now I'm not saying a mosh pit needs to be started but why does everyone stand there like a statue? Is it because the participants want to further distance themselves from mainstream that by not moving they are acting opposite to "normal" concert goers? Granted the show I went to was slower music but at Curiosa I saw the same behavior no matter the speed of the music. I sat during the recent show which is new for me, but so did a lot of other people. For music that is considered emo or whatever I would think that one would be moved not only emotionally but physically as well. And the other thing I noticed was the overwhelming feeling of sadness oozing from those in attendance. I'm not judging or making fun of the concert goers, I'm just trying to gain understanding into their behavior much like an anthropologist would study a new type of monkey or something. Anyway, rock on sad people rock on.

Topic two and I am positive that it has been discussed before but needs to be brought up again. MULLETS. With all the hype and jokes and mullet bashing why do people still have them? So moving from Oklahoma to California, I expected to see a lot fewer even though the population is greater out here. Wrong. The style just changed. Oklahoma, you get the Trans Am, Rodeo and the occasional Perm varieties. Out here, a whole new world has opened up to me. You can see the following varieties by themselves or in a multitude of combinations: Mexi, Butch, Perm, White Trash, Surfer, Trans Am or Business Man. The "business man" is the well groomed and "classy" mullet, if that is possible to have that as an adjective for mullets. You can even see whole families walking down the street all with mullets. How does this happen? In Oklahoma, I heard them called SFLB (Short Front Long Back) and the "cool" phrase "business up front party in the rear". I think I am going to rename them SFHC (Stupid F&*#ing Hair Cut). Anyway, I must leave you now. Sorry if the flow was off, it's been a while and I was distracted several times. Rock on and get a haircut. Seacrest out.....