tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post9092883637465526040..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Announcing the Campaign to Obliterate Offensive Language (COOL)Andy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-65581386776942656312007-05-07T08:01:00.000-04:002007-05-07T08:01:00.000-04:00I thought "Indie" was the nickname of the characte...I thought "Indie" was the nickname of the character harrison Ford played in two great movies, and one that came out between them that was below average.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359059153710430559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-70343820153310018202007-05-05T12:15:00.000-04:002007-05-05T12:15:00.000-04:00It's kind of like how the label "alternative" star...It's kind of like how the label "alternative" started out referrring to the punk and new wave music that didn't get played on most radio stations. But by the late '80s and early '90s, it was being used to describe bands that had strings of top 10 hits and were all over the radio and MTV.<BR/><BR/>Seems like things are "underground" or "alternative" or "indie" (or "emergent" or whatever else the next word will be) until some sharp-eyed suit finds a way to make money off them, and then they become the new mainstream.Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465717054328033709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-15732990547072991702007-05-04T21:05:00.000-04:002007-05-04T21:05:00.000-04:00well, i'm not a hipster, but "amen." actually, i'm...well, i'm not a hipster, but "amen." actually, i'm cool with indie as long as it's understood to mean "trindie." we just need a new word, eh? any proposals?ryan lotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750380382013288173noreply@blogger.com