I ran across this little gem on "The Lost Ogle" and wanted to know if Hipsters downtown or really anywhere are a good thing or bad thing for business ? Sounds like a derogatory term and if so. Why would Blake take out this ad and try and appeal to a group that not everyone wants around ? I can only assume money. And if that's it, then the term must be being used as class envy. Just a thought, talk amongst yourselves.
http://thislandpress.com/roundups/knife-fight-in-the-blue-dome-district-a-modern-day-outsiders/
Hipsters, shicksters, and real cool chicksters....
and for Guido and Gassie:
Lame, fluff piece. Next?
There is some real irony in hipsters getting bent out of shape over real or imagined condescension of "hipsters".
Reminds my of those who "express their individuality" by looking like their friends.
What is an "extra medium affliction" shirt?
Quote from: dbacks fan on December 14, 2011, 12:00:53 PM
What is an "extra medium affliction" shirt?
That was what I was wondering! Guess I am just too old...
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on December 14, 2011, 12:38:07 PM
That was what I was wondering! Guess I am just too old...
This is from about halfway through the article:
Quote"Sir, I'm sorry...we're out of the Extra Medium Affliction T-shirt with the bedazzled demon placing a fiery crown of thorns on an bald eagle that's carrying two skulls in its talons."
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/07/3hree_things_species_of_slow-p.php (http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/07/3hree_things_species_of_slow-p.php)
Quote from: dbacks fan on December 14, 2011, 12:48:41 PM
This is from about halfway through the article:
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/07/3hree_things_species_of_slow-p.php (http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/07/3hree_things_species_of_slow-p.php)
Ouch! That picture of the 'body builder' will haunt me for days! Just soooo wrong on soooo many levels.
Hipster checklist:
Trucker hat
PBR
Ironic t-shirt
Tight jeans
Piercings/tats
Comprehensive knowledge of alternative music, art, fashion, and culture
Well educated
Minimal real-world job skills
Or you can just play hipster bingo:
(http://www.catbirdseat.org/catbirdseat/bingo.jpg)
Luckily I have developed a hipster trap
(http://i.imgur.com/UxMta.jpg)
Dunno if I'm hip enough for a Holga. I may have to settle for the Rolleicord:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5084/5240796813_a8912bd73f_m.jpg)
I dropped off two rolls of 120 film at Apertures today after discovering them hiding in the refrigerator. Dunno what could be on them, but that will be revealed next week.
Quote from: Ed W on December 14, 2011, 03:24:31 PM
Hipster checklist:
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/checkmark.gif)Trucker hat
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/checkmark.gif?m=1324002472)PBR
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/checkmark.gif?m=1324002472)Ironic t-shirt
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/checkmark.gif?m=1324002472)Tight jeans
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/exclamation-red.png?m=1324002721)Piercings/tats
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/exclamation-red.png?m=1324002721)Comprehensive knowledge of alternative music, art, fashion, and culture
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/exclamation-red.png?m=1324002721)Well educated
(http://www.nwacg.net/gallery3/var/resizes/random-stuff/checkmark.gif?m=1324002472)Minimal real-world job skills
*phew* I thought I was a hipster there for a minute.
No surprise, but I don't even come close to qualifying as a hipster.
Well educated - yes.
Free space on Hipster Bingo - yes.
Remaining - no.
(My haircut may be out of the 60s but it's not Jagger style.)
See..."Cosmos".....
Quote from: Ed W on December 15, 2011, 08:20:25 PM
I dropped off two rolls of 120 film at Apertures today after discovering them hiding in the refrigerator. Dunno what could be on them, but that will be revealed next week.
(http://thenourishingbalance.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/inside-the-fridge-photos81.jpg)
I finally read that piece referenced at the start of this thread. It follows the same predictable pattern set by other subcultures, in that the genre begins with high thoughts of remaining pure and unsullied by crass commercialism. Yet every subculture is eventually consumed by the larger culture. Jazz was once the province of flappers, marijuana smoking musicians, and underground booze. The original one percenters - Hell's Angels and the Foo Fighters - saw their attire and distinctive motorcycles taken over by rock and roll in the fifties and sixties, and us middle aged guys with disposable income in the last 10 years. Hippie subculture spawned 'Laugh In' and 'The Mod Squad' along with Frank Zappa's memorable line, "Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?"
We're seeing it now. There's some commercial for a cellular phone (I think) that features a twenty something young man standing in line outside a big box store while waiting for the latest techno-gadget. "Oh, I wouldn't use that," he says, referring to a phone in the hand of a nearby woman. "I'm an artist!" His buddy replies, "You're a barrista!"
Maybe it'll signal the end of hipster subculture when one of the television networks offers us a hipster detective series. Oh, wait. We already have the Americanized version of Prime Suspect with some blonde in a snap brim hat. Maybe we should play hipster bingo while watching the show - with the sound off, of course.
I want to get a tattoo on my neck and facial piercings so I can show what a non-conformist I am.
Quote from: Conan71 on December 16, 2011, 03:25:55 PM
I want to get a tattoo on my neck and facial piercings so I can show what a non-conformist I am.
Just like everyone else?
Quote from: Conan71 on December 16, 2011, 03:25:55 PM
I want to get a tattoo on my neck and facial piercings so I can show what a non-conformist I am.
Just go to the "Hipster Store"....
Quote from: Conan71 on December 16, 2011, 03:25:55 PM
I want to get a tattoo on my neck and facial piercings so I can show what a non-conformist I am.
Kind of like wearing jeans and a tee shirt to show you don't wear a uniform. Oh! Wait. That's the uniform of my (non-conformist) generation.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyI7iclcDy0/TVW6m_hO34I/AAAAAAAAWb8/XHT3B2VlpVo/s1600/34511_REBEL_WITHOUT_A_CAUSE_P_4_122_1075lo.jpg)
James Dean was before my time. Just a little before.
I had a hilarious recording from some high school in the 1950s, admonishing students that they were not to wear "dungarees" to school. Even when I was in HS in the 60s, jeans were not permitted. In fact, we were expected to wear a jacket and tie on Fridays. One rebel in our class wore flowery hippie shirts, something the administration frowned on, but couldn't prevent.
Quote from: Ed W on December 16, 2011, 09:42:34 PM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qyI7iclcDy0/TVW6m_hO34I/AAAAAAAAWb8/XHT3B2VlpVo/s1600/34511_REBEL_WITHOUT_A_CAUSE_P_4_122_1075lo.jpg)
James Dean was before my time. Just a little before.
I had a hilarious recording from some high school in the 1950s, admonishing students that they were not to wear "dungarees" to school. Even when I was in HS in the 60s, jeans were not permitted. In fact, we were expected to wear a jacket and tie on Fridays. One rebel in our class wore flowery hippie shirts, something the administration frowned on, but couldn't prevent.
We weren't allowed to wear
Blue jeans. White, black, green, any color except blue, was acceptable. I had a lot of white Levis.
We didn't have to wear a coat and tie (Public school, I think the Catholic schools had uniforms from grade school thru High School) but in addition to no dungarees, guys had to wear a shirt with a collar except on special occasions.
Too clean shaven...