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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 09:54 PM Original message |
Can ANYbody 'splain "Goth" to me? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. EMO Goth. Now that's confusing. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Yeah, but... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's a phase kids go through. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Looked sort of ---------A/sexual, sort of NEUTERED, sort of STERILE n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yeah. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. It's not a phase for all of us |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
74. nope not a phase.. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. It means you pass the doobie to the left. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
77. LOL!!! nt |
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Steepler0t (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. I would check this BBC clip out |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Well, sure. Some people never grow out of it. |
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Steepler0t (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Nah, I can understand the confusion with all the trends |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Sure, like I said it goes way back. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. Edgar Allen Poe? n/t |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Darn it, you've pegged me yet again |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. LOL |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Dear god, no! |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
59. Oh, man, I'd love to see that... |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 02:37 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. I went in 2003 and 2004 |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. yeah that is who i'm referring to |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
54. I put on Spock ears and go to the Goth club. It's more fun. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. I Think Part of the Reason Goth Is Still Around and Easily Identifiable |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
79. well, this kind of dates me a little, but when I was younger goth was part of that same |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
68. I saw something on one of the 'gracious living' channels |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. There are all kinds of Goth... Perky Goth, Neon Goth, Candy Goth... |
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joe_sixpack (655 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Visi-Goth? |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
52. Eddie? EDDIE??!! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
75. Perky, Neon, and Candy Goth? Those sound like oxymorons. |
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SmellsLikeDeanSpirit (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Goths were more common in the late 90's/early 00's, but lately emo is the craze. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. My daughter explained it to me |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
76. Emo's been around a few years also. |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. The funny thing about the goth thing is |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. If you have to explain it, you |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 01:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
64. Your daughter's friends have a point |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wikipedia |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. Go to You Tube, download Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi's Dead" from the |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah. Lather, rinse, repeat |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. the perfect description of Goth aesthetic, really. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. Goth depends on a lot of things, but I generally see 2 camps of them |
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Steepler0t (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Well put |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Actually I know someone who is a goth |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. Well put-I know a lot of goths who don't even "look goth".nt |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. Thanks n/t |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. These I saw also had an UPSCALE/econmic aspect n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. Old horror movies, goulishness, dark heavy metal, death metal |
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Steepler0t (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Don't mean to nitpick |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
53. thanks. |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
57. um... |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm open to a lot of crap, why wouldn't I be, I'm a Dem n/t` |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. some South Park clips that parody goth kids... |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. Gothic |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. As one old fogey to another, it's like this |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Whatever these were, they were SCRAWNY, PROSPEROUS |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. those are the anarchists |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
29. Simple: "The world is a funeral; dress for the occasion" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. There's Goth Fashion and Goth Music |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. What you all said....lol |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Thanks for a thoughtful response. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Southpark does a good job of providing insight into today's kids |
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bling bling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. There's a Southpark episode that also explains how to Goth dance. |
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greendog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
38. The Goth look started in 1969... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #38 |
70. Good call! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. Edgar Allen Poe really codified a lot of it though |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #38 |
71. Very Interesting! |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
39. vampire punk |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. It's just a bit of fun... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
48. It might help if you think of it as |
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liberalEd (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. It means you're grown up |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
51. Basically, start with Bauhaus and work your way up to the modern vampire bands |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
81. close, but The Damned had them beat by a couple of years. |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-05-07 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
58. i'll tell you one thing |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
60. Look for some late 1990s Saturday Night Lives on YouTube |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
61. It's just another form of youth rebellion against their parents and the status quo. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
62. Emos make Goths look like Punks. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
63. I can't explain Goth. I'm not one |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
65. One thing you gotta understand |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #65 |
80. Well, I wanted to be a Beat.... |
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New Earth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
69. i don't know that much about the old school stuff |
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siouxsiecreamcheese (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #69 |
83. vnv nation is really good. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
72. It's a style that Stevie Nicks... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-06-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
73. I found my appreciation of goth grew after viewing suicidegirls.com |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-10-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
82. Now, me... |
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