oi!

yo!

so, ok...i am intensely bothered by something that you may or may not consider stupid...

let me preface by telling you a couple of things:

1) i am NOT a scenester. i know a lot about music and go to a fair amount of shows because i love seeing bands and hearing new shit...not because i wanna fuck a drummer or be 'seen'...

2) i appreciate the notion of community because if it weren't for community i wouldn't be working...

so on that note allow me to rant for a moment...

the other days i was wasting time on the internet, as i have been known to do, and was checking out www.indecline.net. now, indecline is a local scene message board for all the 'punk' kids...i like this website for two reasons: 1) it's funny...the shit that gets talked about... and 2) because it's a really good way to find out when there's a show

so, the other day i was wasting time with indecline under the auspices of option 1 and came across a post about excessive postering...the thesis was basically don't do it and don't cover up other people's posters...simple right? so this basic post about respecting your community turned into...

FUCK YOU! YOU ANTI-METAL EMO FAG!

now, not to get all high and mighty, but isn't that a little bit unnecessary...

i am not a musician and not generally part of the music scene in edmonton, i am however an artist in this city and the one thing i do know is that no matter how much your personal aesthetic may differ all you have is each other and your community...if you start alienating each other than you're fucked...

it seemed simple enough but i guess a pissing contest and calling each other fag is way more 'punk'....oi!

that is all... support your community and don't be an asshole!

xo alice.