Comments on: What’s that you say, sonny? Elmo? Who now?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:41:09 +0000

Bluestreak – I love urban dictionary.

Andrew – That’s how the internet works!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:39:54 +0000

Oh God, look what I started. Who knew that a simple post about a random band I heard about would start you on your journey to discover the mystery of emo? Andrews last blog post..Tim Myers lives the good life

By: Bluestreak

Bluestreak — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:42:17 +0000

good, now i don´t feel so bad for having looked up the term “emo” on urbandictionary.com a few weeks ago. I don´t get it either.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:40:15 +0000

NATUI – We’re all too old to be hip.

SSG – I think that’s what confused me, music by definition is emotional. But I guess emo is REALLLLLLY emotional.

Ms Picket – What kind of degree did you get?!?

Rambling Canuck – It’s our due as dads.

Ariza – That’s cause Australians are so butch. No room for thought or emotion. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi!

Courteny – Your welcome.

Headbang – Are you calling me a homo?

CMGD – As I’ve said, we’re the same age so if you’re old, I guess I am too. Sigh.

JK – “The guys are bi and wear makeup.” Bout sums it up. Patrick, why didn’t you just say that?

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:02:55 +0000

I had never heard the word “emo” until I had a sleepover for my neice’s birthday. All her little girlfriends would throw comments around like, “Kayla, you’re so emo.” When I asked what emo was, they couldn’t really tell me. “You know, they’re like always moody and dress in black. The guys are all bi and wear makeup.” Ummm… ok. This explanation makes much more sense. I finally understand a year or two late.

By: Coal Miner's Granddaughter

Coal Miner's Granddaughter — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:52:34 +0000

Thanks, hon, for posting this interview. I kept seeing "emo" references on the Web and had NO idea what emo is. Now? I know. And now? I feel old. Coal Miner's Granddaughters last blog post..Just-a 'Stachin'

By: headbang8

headbang8 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:49:34 +0000

AFM, YOU are emo. What we used to cal a sensitive soul.

Is the modern unemo mainstream so shallow that they think legitimate sadness deserves mockery rather than understanding?

By: courtney

courtney — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:24:08 +0000

I’ve wondered for a long time what “emo” really means. Thanks for the explanation, AFM and Patrick.

By: arizaphale

arizaphale — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:28:24 +0000

Well, I teach a bunch of kids who will tell you all about what they think of ‘emo’ and none of it is complimentary. It seems that the emo kids are seen as attention seekers and saddos by the rank and file. Of course,in my humble experience, emo is more about the look than the music but wtf would I know? After all, in the words of one of MY students recently;
“So Miss, your backpacking trip around Europe, was that after the cooling of the crust?”
Pretentious little smartarse.

arizaphales last blog post..When The Air Becomes Uranious/Uraneous?

By: Rambling Canuck

Rambling Canuck — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:40:46 +0000

Excellent post! And thanks for sharing the tunes. Good stuff. I also know what you mean by feeling a bit old these days. It was tough about five years ago for me, but now – with kids of my own – I’m totally the grumpy old man now, and embracing it.