whoa, first of all, new UM-looks is baaaaaaadddddd!!! And why do I have a tiny window for replying now....? And why the smilies do look a bit pale and green in the face? that was my feeling yesterday, so I dont need to see that everyday again from now on.....
wildfyr said:
of course there is also the net.
the technology is even there for an electronic day planner! but, as i mentioned before, i'm still doing things (in that respect) the old-fashioned way. o_0
I think we don´t talk exactly about the same thing
Of course you can make your plans on paper, and believe me, I am also that pen & paper-person and make my schedules that way. But some information about tourschedules I find only in the net, like of tiny "local" bands from Finland playing in tiny bars in Helsinki. That is no way printed in the places where I live. It is printed in zines you can get in Finland, though
And about Dan Swanö appearing at Progpower, I knew it only from his forum, it wasn´t mentioned in any mag here either.
wildfyr said:
heh, i do?
now i'm wondering: do your friends/acquaintances think attending music events is a chore? i would ever want it to become a chore, but i'd imagine if it's someone's job and they have to do it, then it might end up becoming just that.
no, big misunderstanding
first of all, it are not my friends, because they don´t do. Just other people I have around, and so I wrote
And with "have to be there" I mean that it is so important to me that I do everything for it, meaning spending all the money on music (instead of fancy other things), being absent from uni-lessons and whatever, just for attending a concert that means the whole world to me.
Sometimes I write about the gigs later or stuff like that, but I don´t report about concerts I wouldn´t go to voluntarily aswell. And sometimes I´d rather be not on the guestlist, so I can enjoy an evening without responsibilities and don´t have to write about it later. But not that you think I would be somehow important
It is just a tiny-side thing besides studying.
wildfyr said:
i understand what you're saying and i agree. it's still sometimes difficult not refer to local bands as local once they've achieved a higher level of recognition.
wildfyr said:
thanks! it's only a partial quote as you may already know. yeah, HDT had an interesting life philosophy. one that stood in contrast to the mainstream. he had minimalist ideals and a lot of people thought he was strange. Civil Disobedience is the essay i think you're referring to. in today's Bush-whacked America CD is necessary and it occurs in retaliation to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and other domestic issues brought about by 9/11. the CD that occurs now is almost like CD in the 60's, but for the most part it's squelched by CIA, SS, local law enforcement, a controlled mass media, ...
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Civil Disobedience sounds much smarter than my construction. But the german title was so long, it was not the english counterpart of that word
I find his thoughts fit to many countries, especially that one where he reminds people that the government serves the inhabitants and not the other way round. After all they are elected for our interests. It is useful for my country, too. It is always good when persons think a bit themselves and not let the TV do the job.
His life in Walden was cool and gave me lots of inspirations but I have to admit that I would not want to live this way. Still, his works is worth to be read.
wildfyr said:
by the way, i was going to respond to this message from the office earlier today but when i logged in i noticed several changes in the UM system and got a little bit sidetracked checking out some of the new features. i managed to update my concert list above. heh, now there is a "reason for edit" field. nifty! anyhoo, i have a nice T-1 connection there at work but i couldn't continue to surf and when i came home and tried to log on again earlier this evening it was extremely slow running with the 56k. :\ it seems only slightly better now.
I don´t like the new system...
