Comments on: Why Cool is Un-cool: Part 1

By: George

George — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:06:06 +0000

Nice, I look forward to the next installment.

By: Nick Corné Krige

Nick Corné Krige — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:13:22 +0000

You’re not cool anymore!… wait, uhm or… no wait You are cool now!… hang on. Fuck this, it’s to hard to tune you anymore

By: skye

skye — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:47:53 +0000

sho not just a pretty face eh? nicely done sir
never thought of it from that angle before, pretty interesting stuffs.
Totally true with myself, i saw some gypsy skirts in the window of Mr Price the other day and caught myself cursing the fact that looking like a gypsy has become so easy these days- when iv been scouring back alley markets for years to find clothing that suits my style, suddenly its everywhere- and i hate it. Neva realised how much i loved looking uncool until suddenly i started looking cool. teehehe, looking forward to the gender article

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:34:47 +0000

Nice article Jason- motivation for a nom-de-plume?
Anyway, was an interesting read and I agree and identify with the majority of the points you’ve raised here. As someone who as been a part of ‘the scene’ for almost half my life I totally concur with the notion that it is something that is considered ‘special’ by those on the inside and, (however icky it is to admit) I am always little hostile toward newcomers. I like it small and intimate. No matter how much I wish I felt the contrary. I feel it is something that ‘belongs’ to me, and my immediate group of friends. So you hit the nail on the head with that aspect of the ‘scene paradigm’. I have found though, that this possessive attitude fades with age, as the inevitability of newcomers becomes grudgingly accepted by the old faces and we make peace with the fact that we must make way for new blood, in order for the ‘Scene’ to continue, in all it’s ‘un-cool’ glory. I look forward to the next installment- if you need any interview sources, feel free to come a-calling. <3