tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post114922103259890446..comments2023-10-18T04:35:11.186-05:00Comments on Theme Park Experience: Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?Eric Grubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1149362391578054372006-06-03T14:19:00.000-05:002006-06-03T14:19:00.000-05:00Trevor-This is the kind of discussion I like to se...Trevor-<BR/>This is the kind of discussion I like to see. Instead of feeling like I'm talking to a wall, feedback is always welcome.<BR/><BR/>I see what you mean by diversity and that's a cool thing. Yet the thing that bugs me is a greater division between band and fan. Maybe I'm being naive about how people perceive fame, but somebody like Pete Wentz is no better or worse than me, my mailman or my mother. Yet the way somebody like Wentz is treated is as an untouchable person, in the same league with Superman. <BR/><BR/>Simply, I miss the days when bands playing this kind of music weren't engulfed by major label machination. <BR/><BR/>That said, I'm reminded of when I saw Ted Leo last year. He played to a packed audience and once he was done, people went up to the stage to talk to him. He didn't hide; he just packed up his stuff and talked to them as humans. There were no bouncers, managers or roadies keeping us "kids" away from "the artist." This was a celebration of being on the same level. <BR/><BR/>I know this community is still out there and I'm glad that the spirit is still there. Yet adding in big business and a big desire for fame strips a major part of the intimacy away.Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1149262909733551062006-06-02T10:41:00.000-05:002006-06-02T10:41:00.000-05:00i would probably be one of those people. i don't ...i would probably be one of those people. i don't know why, i just don't listen to new music all that much. i'm pretty content with the collection i amassed in college and the couple of years after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com