Guys in Bands

Today, I want to talk to all of you about the pervasive and all-encompassing epidemic that seems to be raging through all the youngsters of today.


Guys in Bands.

Disclaimer. This is my friend's band.

Why are there so many of them? Why? How can there possibly be this many guys who think that they and their little buddies are talented enough to start a band that people will want to listen to? How many nice young men these days are convinced they're the next big indie deal (so like, a big deal before being a big deal was cool)? How can so many guys sink so much time into writing lyrics, having practice and generally ignoring everything else in the entire world to play some stinky bar basement?



As a rule, guys in a band are

A. More predisposed to hipster cultural practices.
B. A little grungy. Sorry.
C. Romantic (codeword for insane/highly emotionally unstable) or the flipside, Psychopathic
D. A tad full of themselves
E. Crazy

Same friend, different band. He likes to move around a lot.

So how is that so adorable to me?

Despite being able to articulate all of the horrible/weird things about boys in bands, I can't help it. Maybe it's because they play an intstrument. Maybe because they're all creative souls, even if they're not that deep. Maybe it's the self-confidence thing.

The last 4 guys (including the boy) were all in bands. Alternative? Check. Grungy Punk? Check. Metal? Once, never again. Never again. Talking Heads Cover Band? Check.

I mean, they're so cute, with their little band practices and whatnot. Am I condescending? DARN RIGHT. But still, I mean, I have a thing, so it's alright to make fun of them a little.



So that's why I wanted just to warn all of you nice, blog-reading, food eating individuals to fear them. For some reason, they've been able to crack through my angsty and salty outer shell and actually get my seal of approval. Aliens? Perhaps.