In message <002201bf428b$b687be60$[EMAIL PROTECTED]
e.com>, Miss Jenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>At the risk of sounding like a fossil, I've been continuously subscribed to
>the modslist since a month or two after its inception (5 years ago). I have
>a) seen tons of silly arguments and b) met many people off the list. When
>you put a and b together, a few things become obvious:
>
>1. There are "mods" and there are mods:
> A "mod" is somebody who walks around going on about how mod they
>are, has a great interest in ratty parkas, continously talks about scooters,
>will only wear vintage clothing, obsesses over having the "right" records,
>and their posts to the list are purposefully designed to make themselves
>"look cool". Most often, these people are kind of clueless, look a bit
>bedraggled, and smell of vintage clothing. Shamefully, however, most, if
>not all, of us started out like this.
> A true mod can only exists after a complex evolutionary process
>whereby they figure out a few key things. 1 - you will always always always
>look good if you choose individual pieces of clothing well. Go for a few
>good designer pieces and when you buy vintage make sure it fits perfectly,
>it's in good shape, and you don't smell like old person. 2 - why wear a
>boring green parka like everyone else - go find a parka-like coat in a
>different cut, fabric, and colour. you will look good, people will be
>impressed. 3 - you don't need to walk around talking about mod you are and
>how mod this or that is. when you're doing it right, people will just know.
>4 - have an open mind about stuff. choose the best of everything,
>transportation, records, home furnishings, etc... do not choose something
>because it's "mod", choose it for its high style and quality. 5 - you
>don't need to post namedrop/record namedrop type posts to the list in order
>to impress people. it's fine to post and ask for information, but when you
>purposefully do it to get yourself "mod points", you look silly. we can
>tell.
>
>2. "Mods" tend to take everything seriously. Mods can sit back and look at
>something objectively.
> I think this is a direct consequence of shopping style :-) The
>"mod" will go into a vintage store, see a parka, and will say "Wow! That's
>such a mod parka! I have to have it!" whereas the mod will go in, see the
>same parka and say "Hmm.. that's kind of interesting. Oh wait, there's a
>hole here. Oh, and some of the fur is missing. There's a few stains, it
>smells a bit off, and it's way too big. I'm going to go look for something
>a little more different.
>
>3. Point #2 can be applied to the modslist.
> "Mods" treat the list as a sacred place where anything said is
>taken as gospel. Mods realize (through having met a bunch of people) that
>there are a lot of people on this list who take everything far too seriously
>and can be made fun of quite easily.
>
>The *important point* as it applies to recent list discussion is as follows:
> Davy is neither a meanie nor a wanker nor a <insert derogatory term
>here>. He's a guy who has been around long enough to figure out that some
>mod bandwagon jumpers will crawl over broken glass to defend themselves and
>that he can have a bit of fun by teasing these people mercilessly. I know
>for a fact that as he writes his posts, he's sitting at his computer
>laughing his head off about how he can incite an email riot with a few snide
>remarks.
>
> *****The real problem is not with Davy, who is a very funny and great
>guy. The real problem is with those of you who take him seriously. If
>you'd just stop responding to his every word he'd stop. It's simple.*******
>
> Relax for christ's sake. Take off your parka, go buy some good new
>clothes, go to the record store and pick up something completely new and
>undiscovered, and stop drawing targets everywhere. Take down your Who
>poster, go get some really nice art, put your old copies of Select in a box
>and read some quantum physics or art history.
>
>***********************Create style, don't follow
>it.**************************
>
>Miss Jenn
At a point when all I really wanted to do was type 'unsubscribe', along
comes this. Thank you very much!
>PS - how about a show of hands as to who is going to be in Toronto for
>Davy's party? I'll be spinning for a little bit along with another friend
>of mine from Montreal, and I look forward to meeting a bunch of you midwest
>and east coast American types :-)
>
--
Mark McNulty
