Well ain’t that a pip… I was blogging about the greatness that is Dinosaur Jr yesterday and I sent a fan “tweet” to Lou Barlow. The dude tweeted back and followed. So pretty much I felt like a rock star yesterday.
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I am on the last chapter of Our Band Could Be Your Life. I’ll be so sad when its done. What will I read next? Hunger Games? I dunno about that.
The final chapter is on Olympia’s Beat Happening. I am not done reading yet… but so far I really like the vibe of Beat Happening. Great lo-fi indie pop. I was checking out some BH music and the top hit was this song…
Wait a minute… I know that song!
Beat Happening fired up in the early 80s. College kids from the Evergreen State’s capital… errr capitol.
They weren’t much of musicians in the traditional sense… which makes them kind of inspiring. They just had some ideas and some music thoughts and recorded them. Put out records, practiced and got better.
Unlike most all the bands covered in Our Band Could Be You Life… so far at least… beat Happening seem to actually be friends and get along.
Such a neat song.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 