> I totally agree, especially considering that the mainstream occupations > are passive (watching football) or fantastic (how many people can afford a > 'dream' car) > > I guess we're lazy animals that can relate to passive occupations more > than active ones like collecting records or hanging out in train yards. >
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that 'music' is more of an active pastime than 'football' or 'cars' for that matter. Watching football can be a very (inter-)active experience, believe me. There's more to it than just sitting in front of the telly every weekend. going to record shops/ going 'clubbing' = going to football matches buying records = buying programmes/tickets (just as collectable) dj'ing = playing football True football fans are just as passionate about their pastime as music lovers (not that the two are mutually exclusive!), and for every music mailing list/messageboard there's one dedicated to sport.
