Hipsters

would you guys stop picking on that poor nut? he's gonna give me a sweet apt for affordable rent because he loves my PArticular quaint suburban upbringing. doylestown represent!

Whatchuwant wrote: Yea, seriously- ON's parents/grandparents bought the building way back in the day, raised their families, and now ON's just waitin' it out. Waiting for Grammie to die so he can cash in on the value of the property.

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And his kids will be waiting on him.

No shit.

got a new avatar for obamanut:

Subject: Re: Hipsters

There was a fantastic post on here a few years ago with a title something like, "gold flats and skinny jeans spotted on vandy" I think it was around 2003 or so...can anyone find it?

Jay B wrote: What's the deal? The dark frame glasses, tight jeans, scruffy faces, Brooklyn Industries bags, incredible skinniness, Chuck Taylor sneakers? Why are they all such carbon copies? I thought that whole style started as a way to be different, and now it's like a population of people who are exactly like each other and who are, in fact, very difficult to tell apart. I'm not trying to be offensive here, I'm truly curious. Does anyone know?

Subject: Re: Hipsters

A classic...thank you very much.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=elitt]There was a fantastic post on here a few years ago with a title something like, "gold flats and skinny jeans spotted on vandy" I think it was around 2003 or so...can anyone find it?

The site didn't exist in 2003. Are you thinking of this thread?

When me and me lady are in town.
http://www.medievaltimes.com/findcastles/buenapark/

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2008/10/no-getting-around-it-cycling-and.html

The Great Hipster Silk Route from Bike Snob NYC...

haha "Resolve daddy issues" oh, so good...

says the expert

just like rock and roll, the hipster thread will never die.

oh and to just add to this great thread.

subculture groups such as punks, metal heads, and hipsters exist not to be completely different but to be different than whatever they precieve as lame and stupid. People in suits, yuppies, lawyers, bankers, people like who started this tread are all lame and stupid to these groups. They still want to be part of a group and thus dress accordingly. They by no means what to be completely different, because people who are completely different dont have friends and are normally make people very uncomfortable.

so getting all hot and bothered about why all these people look the same misses the point. These people are normal humans and instead of wearing polo's from RL and pants from khakis from dockers they wear whatever they think is currently cool. Just like the polo and khaki wearer thinks what he is wearing is cool and in a few years might change brands because RL and Docters might be lamer than say Banana Republic and Brooks Brothers stuff.

From the xkcd blog:

<wjw75> I really like Obscure Album by Band You've Never Heard Of, because it gives me a feeling of smug superiority whilst allowing me to express my unique individualism.
<jmmcd> Yes but Earlier Stuff by the same band is far better.
<ABabyAteMyDingo> You should hear Solo Album the lead singer made under the name Pseudonym.
<buddhahat> What you really want (but can't get) is the Impossibly Hard to Come By vinyl only recording of The Concert Only 3 People Knew About.
<munificent> I was at that concert. The recording doesn't hold a candle to the live experience.
<postdarwin> Yeah, but the sound in the hall was crap.
<postdarwin> I was backstage at The Concert Only 3 People Knew About by Lead Singer (which was eventually released as Impossibly Hard To Come by vinyl) and I captured the unmastered output from the monitor mix desk.
<postdarwin> This was by far the best performance by any band ever. Unfortunately, I can't remember what I named the file--something like CTX000118.wav I think.
<vkkim> Heh, I used to sell their drummer coke and I kept /my/ recording. I'll trade you the FLACs for Lead Singer's experimental work he did in college while tripping on acid.
<vkkim> That shit is so raw, you can't even tell it's music.
<vkkim> Rumor has it that he didn't even plan on recording it, but left his 4-track recorder on accidentally while having sex. He even got the last of the Dying Lizards in on it too. Crazy.
<bitt3n> I am Lead Singer and I don't know what the hell you wankers are talking about. I ripped all my riffs off of Boy George albums transcribed into 3/4 time.
<bitt3n> Hell, my most famous song, College Radio Sensation, is just "Karma Chameleon" played at 33 RPM.
<cedarzero> Dear Lead Singer, I am writing to say that rips of your band's first three 45's showed up recently in my feeds, and I listened to them without historical or cultural baggage.
<cedarzero> I found them enjoyable, and I think it's a shame they're out of print. It's good work.
<cedarzero> Best, Amateur Musicologist
<infosnax> But did you get there in time to see Opening Band, who served as a real inspiration for all of BYNHO's work? I did.
<infosnax> I'm pretty sure I was the only one there.
<munificent> I caught them playing acoustic in the back yard at the after party when Local Legend Who Split Up Just Before Getting Huge showed up and jammed with them.
<jmmcd> Only us true fans refer to them as BYNHO. High-five!
<Chthonius> True fans know that they changed the spelling to B!YNHO from BYNHO! to distinguish themselves from the Japanese movie of the same name.
<memsisthefuture> Man, Opening Band is such a ripoff. They stole most of their material from Dull Smoked Up 70's Band, and what they didn't steal just sucks.
<petdance> I call bullshit. If you were an actual hipster you would have said "show," not "concert."
<runeinalya> Solo Album wasn't really all that great. Lead Singer's old band was so much better on their first demo recording in their attic when they were all in middle school.
<kirun> Dude, they totally sold out when they released Next Album on Label That Once Signed Popular Artist.
<ibsulon> Dude, that was such an underrated album! Everyone hated it just because it was on a major label and had commercial production values. If the True Fans (TM) would have supported it, they wouldn't have broken up and who knows what they would have come up with next?
<J> Well their last album title '"True /Fans/ (TM)"' was kind of sarcastic and is known as their "fare bad" album rather than their fare well.
<J> Kind of a slap in the face if you ask me.
<J> With songs like "It Was All Your Fault You Lazy Bastards", and "You're So Dumb (I Bet You Don't Even Know What This Song Means)" to the tune of Carly Simons' "You're So Vein", and "Did You Ever Even Hear Of Us?", how could one not feel a little bit put off by their gratitude to their real
fans who you've never heard of?
<blankaccount> I really liked Less Obscure 'Pop Outsiders' That Are Worse than Band You've Never Heard Of But Which Allow Me to Maintain Superiority Even Above them by Complying With Certain Conformities.
<schneby> I like Comeback 80's Band with New Lead Singer Guy.
<memsisthefuture> Pssh! Come on, gimme a break. They are ruining their good reputation. New Lead Singer Guy isn't even half the man Heroin Overdose Dude was.
<toastspork> Oh, them.
<toastspork> Yeah, I knew them before anyone knew who they were. Even before *they* knew who they were.
<clearwaterlab> I liked their older stuff, especially the album recorded in a jail cell. That's RAW.
<shootdashit> why won't anyone mention this band's name you're all talking about?! it sounds fuckin' awesome.