Gentree Stardust: I am so obsessed w/ Lisa Germano.

toddlburns::why do you think so?

Gentree Stardust:I don't know.

Gentree Stardust:It's so dark.

Gentree Stardust:Perfect night listening.

Gentree Stardust:Her voice is just...perfect.

toddlburns::the new a silver mt. zion is really good night listening.

toddlburns::if you can get past the guys voice.

Gentree Stardust:I haven't heard it yet.

Gentree Stardust:I"m still mad at them [GYBE].

Gentree Stardust:Well, spec. Efrim.

Gentree Stardust:He's such a dick.

Gentree Stardust:He hates his fans.

toddlburns::see, that and the blood brothers doesn't bother me one bit.

toddlburns::i expect it.

toddlburns:i want them to hate me.

toddlburns:it makes it much easier to give them bad reviews, first of all. ;)

Gentree Stardust:I want them to keep their mouth shut and play music.

toddlburns::haha, yeah, well that too.

Gentree Stardust:Some artists I want to hear their banter.

Gentree Stardust:But bands like GYBE I don't.

Gentree Stardust:It ruins their mystique.

Gentree Stardust:And ruins the image I have of them in my head.

Gentree Stardust:Which is what happened.

toddlburns::heh, what did he say?

Gentree Stardust:Well, I saw them on the night bombing started in Iraq.

Gentree Stardust:So he stopped the show and said that we all paid for those bombs.

Gentree Stardust:And we all elected Bush.

Gentree Stardust:So we have to take responsibility.

Gentree Stardust:Shit like that.

Gentree Stardust:Then I went to the merch. table and saw their pathetic literature.

toddlburns::it's weird.

toddlburns::like.

Gentree Stardust:And the losers sitting behind the table.

toddlburns::who goes to a godspeed you black emperor show?

Gentree Stardust:People who like music.

toddlburns::not a lot of staunch conservatives, i'm betting.

Gentree Stardust:Well, yeah, but what diff. does that make?

toddlburns::so what difference do his words make?

Gentree Stardust:Of course, when he said he didin't vote for bush and that he doesn't think anyoen in the audience did, they all cheered.

toddlburns::why make the people who already support his views and have come to support the music feel bad.

toddlburns::ha.

toddlburns::ok.

Gentree Stardust:It made me ill

toddlburns::whatever, i just think it's preaching to the choir.

Gentree Stardust:More like pandering.

toddlburns::and both the preacher and the choir are amazingly blinded by their own insularity.

Gentree Stardust:They lost my money.

Gentree Stardust:That's all I gotta say.

Gentree Stardust:If they would have kept their mouth shut, I would have boughten their alb.s at the merch. table.

toddlburns::are you a republican, gentry?

Gentree Stardust:But I'm sure they'd argue that their "message" trumps their profit.

Gentree Stardust:I've never voted.

Gentree Stardust:So I gues I can't really call myself a Repub.

toddlburns::i'm not sure exactly what yr argument is here:

Gentree Stardust:I don't think I do either.

toddlburns::do you just want artists in general to have no politics?

Gentree Stardust:No. I think what really bothered me was the audience.

Gentree Stardust:They just seemed to swallow everything they said.

toddlburns::hehe.

Gentree Stardust:Which I think happense w/ a lot of bands and their audiences.

Gentree Stardust:The abuse their power over their listener.

toddlburns::see: pink floyd "the wall" etc.

Gentree Stardust:I don't know about that, my friend is a huge PF fan, and he just listens to it for the music.

Gentree Stardust:He doesn't look at the meanings behind it.

Gentree Stardust:I think that's what I was trying to do w/ GYBE

Gentree Stardust:And I couldn't help but see their politics.

Gentree Stardust:I think that's my point, in music, it should't hit you in the face.

toddlburns::i smell blog poooooooooooooooost.

Gentree Stardust:No, that's not right. I think sometimes it should be very harsh and abrasive.

Gentree Stardust:Maybe I just didin't like Efrim's comments.

Gentree Stardust:I didin't agree w/ them. I think that's really waht it comes down to.

Gentree Stardust:And in effect, it ruined the music.

Gentree Stardust:But I'm sure for others, his politics and msg enhances their appreciation of the music.

Gentree Stardust:Yeah, blog.

Gentree Stardust:I think I'll just post this convo.

Gentree Stardust::P