tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post114658369994426640..comments2023-09-15T09:17:37.416-04:00Comments on A Single Syllable: The Dance of Days...charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07555938634194223761noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post-1146627932498491742006-05-02T23:45:00.000-04:002006-05-02T23:45:00.000-04:00On another note, I went to the Gogol Bordello show...On another note, I went to the Gogol Bordello show at the 9:30, and man, it fuckin' rocked and I have no idea what the hell those ukranian gypsy punkers said. All it needed was a bleeding and freakishly muscular frontman and it could have been a stooges gig. The reason I mention this is that I have never been in such a friendly mosh pit. I'm a feather weight at a buck fifty and was consequently knocked on my ass a few times. But regardless, people were almost eager to clear out and offer a hand. At 28 could they just sense that I am nearly a geriatric? And what the hell are they feeding kids these days? they are all frickin' monsterously huge! Eat organic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post-1146627643859444552006-05-02T23:40:00.000-04:002006-05-02T23:40:00.000-04:00DC Metro lifer here. . .DC is just a politically c...DC Metro lifer here. . .DC is just a politically charged scene where everyone expects to hear a little preachin' at shows. Did anyone see the Q and not U concert at fort reno last summer? If you were there, you may remember the first act, a rapper who started his set with a song that seemed, to many, like one that spoke out against racial injustices. Well to make it short, the song ended, people clapped, and the dude said, "man, ya'll supposed to be booin'. . . Oh, we all said, and sheepishly muffled one hand in a pocket while beating ourselves with the other muttering, "stupid, stoopid white kid." I mean, come on!!!! I haven't ever boo'ed anyone off the stage., besides, the material didn't seem all that offensive to me. The point is that people don't want to miss the "message" of a song and look like a jack ass cheering, "play it again, play it again," when it's supposed to be a think piece speaking out against human trafficking of women and children in east timor for commercial sexual exploitation. . .oopsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post-1146605739347365752006-05-02T17:35:00.000-04:002006-05-02T17:35:00.000-04:00Doing the standing still is hardly unique to DC. A...Doing the standing still is hardly unique to DC. And yeah, Q and not U and Dismemberment Plan shows definetly used featured plenty of dancing. I think it is just that much of the music that characterizes the DC scene just isn't that conducive to dancing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post-1146600461765777122006-05-02T16:07:00.000-04:002006-05-02T16:07:00.000-04:00I figure there must be some movement, and people w...I figure there must be some movement, and people were pretty energetic at Q and not U shows. I guess the claim is that at punk shows, there was a lot of moshing, and when Ian stopped that the crowd didn't know what to do next. Or that he just created an anti-dancing/movement atmosphere, so people stayed still. Again, I don't know if it is true, but it is interesting.charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555938634194223761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11994352.post-1146599515571097942006-05-02T15:51:00.000-04:002006-05-02T15:51:00.000-04:00Interesting idea -- but surely there's *some* move...Interesting idea -- but surely there's *some* movement at punk shows. Vigorous head-bobbing at least, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com