Excessive cultural fetishes, c or d?

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When things are bad. When everything else fails. Do you go nuts over a particular thing you always had quite a liking for. Or is it just me? I just know recently I've bought so many country albums cos they make me feel er....worse but still. I've got Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons all in the last few weeks. I'm looking for it to replace everything else. In fact I've been turning on my discman in the company of others.

What about you all? What are you scarily obsessed with? If its something sick then thats better.

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I realise the inclusion of the word fetishes was a mistake on here.

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Badger growling.

― Nicole, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm obssessed with buying Neil Young albums. Last year it was the Beach Boys. Next year, who knows?

― james, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm obsessed with buying underwear. I have thousands of pairs. Which is odd because I only wear them half the time and have a BIG HUGE PROBLEM with underwear in general, paying a lot of money for crap ain't no one gonna see.

― Ally, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I suppose its the connection with your ass that makes your underwear fit under the heading of "cultural".

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't be snotty, clothing IS cultural and I don't have any cultural obsessions along the lines of the typical person around here, i.e. I don't give a shit about music.

― Ally, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was joking. Any snottiness was not intentional. Why can't I smoke in the college library. It's pretty irritating. I blame that for any inherent snottiness.

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the typical person around here

Who is the most typical person round here?

― Nick, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Stick that one in this weeks quiz.

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

will is obsessed with dungeon master. i am currently obsessed with WOO0HA! by Busta Rhymes and will listen to it at any opportunity, plus the Essex Green album cos i saw them last night, and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. food wise it is onion bhajees from Sainsburys.

― katie, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

its anything on bloodshot. in fact bloodshot is my lord , they provide me with great comfort.

― anthony, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Lately I've been travelling further and further afield to find car boot sales that have cheap bhangra CDs, as I've already exhausted the local libraries' 'discarded sale' bins.

― dave q, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anthony, Ronan and I would have a great record party together.

― Samantha, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Obsessed with? Cows' arses. Bathtub shitters. Women's feet. Japanese Noise. Scandinavian Black Metal. Egyptian Belly-Dancing Music.

― Kodanshi, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Obsessed with? Cows' arses.

Thanks, Kodanshi. Back in my dimension: besides music? Hm...sleep. Yeah, that's it!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i suspect that samantha is right

― anthony, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why can't I smoke at work is my question.

― Ally, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bloodshot throws a nice party during CMJ (Bloodshot Barbecue)... beer, 'burgers, hotdogs, and all your fave Bloodshot artists right there in your face. Worth travelling to NYC for.

― Sean, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

They do an equally nice party for SXSW. But stay away from Austin. It's full.

― Samantha, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Haha, that means it's totally cool, probably with cheap rent, and strangers stay out! I'll be right there.

― Sean, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cheap rent by NYC or SF standards, yes. By TX/SW standards, no. And the job market sucks there now. Those two reasons were very large in my decision to leave.

― Samantha, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

American culture. My friend was amazed I knew what Tootsie Rolls were. it doesn't only express itself in food of course. :) I am intrigued with their music (RAAAWK!), literature (Buk), films (70s auteur films),... I don't like European rock as much, nor the continental and even Asian films.

― Helen Fordsdale, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Will you join me in a thread about 70's film auteurs?

― Sean, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sean, I will even if Helen won't. I'm with David Thomson on 70-75 as best period for movies ever, one ultimately ruined by the popularity of Star effing Wars etc.

― Andrew L, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am up for it. Only I will probably be exposed for a poseur. ;-)

― Helen Fordsdale, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

GO TEAM RECORD PARTY!!!! I'm off to get drunk on that sweet cinnamon goodness. Aftershock is calling me like the cruel mistress she is. my mood now validates everything I said on the indoctrination thread. I'll worry about that (alot) tomorrow.

― Ronan, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Easy Mac and, to a lesser extent, C.S. Lewis and Ayn Rand. I think that last one counts as sick. This is normally though. When things are bad I listen to Pink Floyd a lot, which also makes me feel worse but I can't make myself any other time.

― Maria, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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― Mike Hanle y, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am *not* obsessed with Dungeon Master! I just like the idea of hanging around wearing sandals and talking gibberish while being bald. Anyway, my new obsession is Lichtenstein as I am designing some themed interior decor for London Indie USA.

My all time obsession? French cinema.

― Will McKenzie, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I buy early to mid seventies Mary Quant accessories, make up and skin care. I like the packaging and the names: 'cheeky' blush, 'starkers' foundation, 'peep eyes' eyeshadow, 'booby traps' sheer bras. I have some of the natural recipe stuff in fake apothecary jars and although it took me a year to find it, I found a bottle of Havoc cologne, it went out of production years ago. I collect the magazine ads too.

― Lesley Higgins, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I collect vintage menstrual product advertising and pahmplets.

― Samantha, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I collect vintage menstrual product.

― Nick, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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