the big mates of state concert is tonight, which is exciting. but this brings up a few points.
A. you would think that by now, taylor people would know that we bring in national acts to play. pretty much every band that plays at taylor is not only not a taylor band, but they are not from indiana. but no one seems to get the pattern. take mates of state, for instance. i dont expect people to know they are from san francisco, but for goodness sakes, just because they are playing at taylor doesnt mean they are a taylor band! today at lunch, someone asks me, and he's not the only person, "so, are mates of state a taylor band?" NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get with it people..we are working to bring in valid bands that are on national tours that get recognition from major publications (people seem to miss the flyers that have quotes from NY Times and SPIN), but you complain because we're not bringing in dave matthews.
i dont mean to be as harsh as i sound.
i suppose "where are mates of state from?" is a better question. because it's already assuming they are not a taylor band. which is the first step. i guess. thats getting technical. but it makes sense.
B. i am slowly beginning to realize and accept that some people are just artistically challenged, as neville graciously phrased it and shared with me. this fact must eventually be faced by those who are a little more artistically inclined. if people werent artistically challenged, movies like triple-x and bands like creed wouldnt be as insanely popular as they are. plain and simple. so...i am realizing i just need to be a little more understanding in these areas and let people like what they like because thats just how they are. this sounds pretentious, but in reality, it's me realizing the reason for non-pretentiousness. so its not pretentious.
enough blabber.