tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post4309606872885710646..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Abba/Music Fatigue/Fuck BandsAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-89700200064568910982008-04-01T21:00:00.000-04:002008-04-01T21:00:00.000-04:00One last perseveration. Maybe the band is taking i...One last perseveration. Maybe the band is taking issue with buttons that promote political positions or proclaim facile slogans. Life cannot be reduced to platitudes (unless you're in the right mood,and they're not). The local Sierra Club offers dozens at their table at International Festival.<BR/><BR/>I bought "We can all work together." But maybe not--in the case of this band. <BR/>finis.....Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-58041438172666135622008-03-31T20:57:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:57:00.000-04:00If you make your own clothes, buttonholes are diff...If you make your own clothes, buttonholes are difficult to make, especially if you don't have a sewing machine, treadle or electric.<BR/>For some people, in some cultures, at some periods in time, buttons are probably hard to find or make. They may be prohibitively expensive. Last week, I saw some Indian womens' clotning consisting of large rectangles of material, intended to be held together by tucking and tying knots.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-78635618098421746782008-03-31T15:29:00.000-04:002008-03-31T15:29:00.000-04:00Buttons are difficult for people with arthritis to...Buttons are difficult for people with arthritis to fasten and unfasten. They're also difficult for children with developmental delays-- cognitive or fine motor.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-30934679721137538342008-03-19T17:06:00.000-04:002008-03-19T17:06:00.000-04:00Buttons are ornamental, worldly, a potential sourc...Buttons are ornamental, worldly, a potential source of vanity. (My father was Amish until he was around 8 yrs old.)<BR/><BR/>I get Amish-stereotype fatigue, myself.<BR/><BR/>Ironically(?) I just surfed over here from Sufjan Stevens singing "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." The good stuff has been done before, and it was about things that mattered.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-89450964145801709992008-03-18T09:50:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:50:00.000-04:00Carol, I know. If I were Amish I'd take up arms an...Carol, I know. If I were Amish I'd take up arms and protest. It's not fair. <BR/><BR/>But then again, I wouldn't be a good Amish person if I did that. Still, what's wrong with buttons? It makes me mad enough to take up a pitchfork and harrass the button denigrators.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-35835145043417408952008-03-18T09:16:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:16:00.000-04:00When will bigots stop targeting the Amish? What's ...When will bigots stop targeting the Amish? What's next? "To hell with butter churning?"CarolNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787036069773614026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-81822114765769428042008-03-17T18:42:00.000-04:002008-03-17T18:42:00.000-04:00Actually, there used to be a band (and they may st...Actually, there used to be a band (and they may still be around) around Indianapolis called the Electric Amish. Think about it.<BR/><BR/>I'm feeling a little overloaded lately myself, between work and a bunch of CDs I still haven't listened too. I'm feeling nostalgic for my college days when I didn't have as much money and had to be really selective about buying LPs, lest I waste it on something that really wasn't that good.<BR/><BR/>Fuck it! Happy St. Pats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-48248384597538859932008-03-17T18:23:00.000-04:002008-03-17T18:23:00.000-04:00That drummer had a death worthy of Spinal Tap.Fuck...That drummer had a death worthy of Spinal Tap.<BR/><BR/>Fuck buttons? Do they have something against the Amish. There's another band name for you.Someone Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503125756937634449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-31728803258472690962008-03-17T16:49:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:49:00.000-04:00It's oddly comforting to hear you say that. I've b...It's oddly comforting to hear you say that. I've been feeling some of that fatigue myself, and recently decided I should try to listen to less music, not more. Maybe spending more time with fewer albums would do me good.<BR/><BR/>What sometimes bugs me even more is when I really like one of the big Buzz Bands. Makes me feel like one of the sheep.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325502503615782916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-3433000597424525382008-03-17T14:46:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:46:00.000-04:00I ran into a couple of the Fuck Buttons in the ele...I ran into a couple of the Fuck Buttons in the elevator at my hotel this past weekend. I really thought they had a definite article on the front of their band name, though I'm a bit relieved to learn they do not. It sounds less obscene and more pro-velcro even if it is a bit militant. I'm pretty sure their attire wasn't completely buttonless. They seemed pretty normal... for Brits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-10721510592222302212008-03-17T14:12:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:12:00.000-04:00It is indeed St. Patrick's Day. Way back when my E...It is indeed St. Patrick's Day. Way back when my English ancestors were probably firing bullets into the rock lobbing mob in Dublin. Nothing against the Irish, though. I love the Irish, particularly their ale and their music. And in keeping with my fucking mood, I think I'll go home tonight and play The Pogues:<BR/><BR/>The day being clear<BR/>The sky being bright<BR/>He came up on the left<BR/>Like a streak of light<BR/>Like a drunken fuck<BR/>On a saturday night<BR/>Up came the bottle of smoke<BR/><BR/>Twenty fucking five to one<BR/>Me gambling days are done<BR/>I bet on a horse called the bottle of smoke<BR/>And my horse won<BR/>-- The Pogues, "Bottle of Smoke"Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-78594378846439673902008-03-17T14:02:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:02:00.000-04:00But it's St. Patrick's Day - which gives us an exc...But it's St. Patrick's Day - which gives us an excuse to trot out anything celtic or even borderline Irish. Right now, I've got on one of my all-time favorites, Irish Heartbeat.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359059153710430559noreply@blogger.com