moonchildhippy
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Posted: Aug. 18 2007, 17:35 |
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Quote (Alan D @ Aug. 13 2007, 21:54) | Quote | defining "nerddom" is important |
Good thinking, Sir M.
Merriam-Webster definitions:
nerd an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
geek 1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake 2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3 : an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity
OK folks. C'mon, own up. How many of us have gone down that live-chicken-head-biting route? Eh? |
OH right maybe I'm getting nerds and geeks mixed up, but I always thought they were interchangable .
Anyway I ended up registeristing with some online dating agencies about a year or so ago, and I've had my fair share of geeks send me messages on there. I would go along with the Oxford English Dictionary definitions of "Geek"
1) "A person who is socially uncomfortable or unfashionable" 2) "An obsessive enthusiast"
I guess I was barking up the wrong tree when I was looking for love, as little did I realise my boyfriend was right under my nose, took me a little time to sniff that one out, and he is most definitely NOT nerdy or geeky in any way. I think fashion is an individual thing rather than just following the latest trends, for as long as I can remember I've dressed rather hippyish, and a few years ago the hippy look was very fashionable.
Quote | larstangmark Posted on Aug. 13 2007, 20:15Hasn't Anyways, Mike Oldfield part of "geek culture". Perhaps. It seems there's a number of tapes/CDs that are passed on from big brother geek to his younger siblings; Oldfield, Jarre, Vangelis etc. And I guess that's down to the "anti-rock" status of these artists. There's an asexual quality to the music that seems to suggests some sort of "übermench" outsidership for the fan; an exclusiveness that comes across as being the "thinking man's choice".
To call yourself a "music nerd" (which I would actually take as a compliment) one should be crazy about music and learn and listen to ass much as possible to it. But to me there seems to be a side of the "geek culture" that wants to have a few select heroes/gods that gets the labeled "geniuses". And as much as I love Mike Oldfield, I strongly belive that he was just one of many talented young musicians/composers in england in the early 70s, and what made him different was Branson's offer to let him release just the kind of album he wanted.
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NO I don't think you're being unfocused Lars. I remember at school I would get wound up something chronic for admitting my love of Queen's music, but now some 23 years later a Queen messageboard I frequent has many teenage fans on there.
Is Mike's music geeky, no I don't think so yep Mike's music had a passion and an energy to it, his albums in the early 70's went against convention, I guess with MIke maybe he found the stardom too much to handle and so he retreated to Hergest Ridge (the place), which maybe meant he became labelled as "Geeky" as in "socially uncomfortable", but I don't think Mike really fits into "Geek Culture", I know of people of differing levels of education have some of Mike's music in their collection. Oh yes Mike's music is great for engaging in certain extra curricular activities with, between myself and my boyfriend, so no way is his music geeky.
OH yes I'm not a geek nor is my boyfriend, unless maybe we fit the OED second definition of geeky for knowing so much about music, which if that's what being geeky is I'm proud of my geekyness.
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