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Tribute Band Groupies
Ahh, yes, i recently had a conversation very similar to this! Only instead of being about tribute bands it was about "creative writers" that post internet blogs for the Reader instead of being real journalists for an actual publication. The conversation was quite intriguing. We covered everything from how bloggers love to use "original" alibis that are cute play-of-word rip-offs of 80s songs, to their improper grammar and misspellings of words! Where as tribute bands are "grooming themselves their entire lives for their role as undead celebrities", bloggers love to re-live their high school newspaper days by signing in under an anonymous alibi to write statements that are intended to (apparently) cut down others because they're having too much fun and getting paid too much money. We spoke of how WE would write blogs if we were "journalists". If I were a journalist, I would make it a point to actually talk to the band so i could create an educated opinion of what is actually going on at the show that i just came to see. Because, I would feel like a complete loser if i was so close minded as to make a decision about something without taking half a second to learn about something that's outside of my personal circle of activity. It's called being objective. But, i suppose i should expect this from people who enjoy elvis impersonators and consider THEM actual artists due merely to the fact that the original artist is dead. Maybe they and Uncle Jesse could get together and grease eachothers' hair. Furthermore, the conversation i had with my friends was one of substance and intrigue. What none of us could understand though, was why "creative bloggers" always jump about in their postings with descriptions of band members, audience members, groupies, girlfriends, etc. but with no real effort made to differentiate who was who in their story line. Who was dancing so well? Who had a gray flat top? Who had a hat, and who was balding? It's really really hard to follow some of these stories. I suppose one day there will be a time at which it will be appropriate for these bloggers to give themselves the opportunity to be a tribute writer. At that point maybe all these bloggers will use their fingers to type something that's worth reading until they graduate to the New York Times. btw, thanks for coming to the show. ;)— August 23, 2011 1:19 a.m.