How can I force all of my friends to listen to the music I like?

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And don't give me any of that nonsense about how everyone should be free to listen to whatever music he or she chooses. I want homogeneity!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 23 February 2004 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

when yr hanging out, claim the seat with access to itunes.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Monday, 23 February 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

take them to a hypnotist.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 23 February 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

hit them....as hard as you can

― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Monday, 23 February 2004 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i've found that if they hear it enough they start to think they like it purely through recognition.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 23 February 2004 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.soci.niu.edu/~crypt/lester.jpg

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose. But you can't pick your friend's nose.

― George Smith, Monday, 23 February 2004 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, that's totally it, what surface noise said. Most people honestly can't distinguish between being familiar with something and liking it, so just keep playing the stuff you want them to hear when you're around them and eventually you'll find that they like it too. Unless there's another force active upon them that's pulling them in another direction (they read pitchfork! Oh no! :)).

― Dan I., Monday, 23 February 2004 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay, WTF! I've never seen this weird picture-beside-the-text stuff ever on ILX! How did you do that George?

― DAn I., Monday, 23 February 2004 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

It's just simple HTML mark-up language. The easiest way to show it is for you to hit Alt-V, or "View," when on the page, tab down to show as "Source" and click that. The page will show up as HTML code and just search down until you see the line of mark-up language with the "lester.jpg" in it.

― George Smith, Monday, 23 February 2004 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The key tokens are IMG ALIGN=LEFT...

― George Smith, Monday, 23 February 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Get a very loud speaker that can't be switched off and follow them round with it.

That said, they may not want to be your friends any more.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Hang out by yourself.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:33 (twenty-two years ago)

alex otm

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

my life has gotten infinitely better since i stopped having to share sonic space with another human

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

(except for the whole frequent sex thing)

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)

oi curtis if you live with someone yr tastes will eventually grow together to form this sort of twinned new human

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(except for death cab for cutie...fuck that noise)

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

can't you just kill your friends and have them sit in chairs at your dining room table wearing party hats and then pretend that they are talking to you and telling you how much they looooooove your taste in music forever and ever?

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:50 (twenty-two years ago)

i did try that but the smell harshed my mellow

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 23 February 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Give them rides in your car and choose the music, driving very s l o w l y.

― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 23 February 2004 04:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Aural rape?

― The Second Drummer Drowned (Atila the Honeybun), Monday, 23 February 2004 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)

What does Simple Plan have to do with this?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 23 February 2004 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)

SImple Plan is Aural Rape?

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Monday, 23 February 2004 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, what do fingerless gloves have to do with this?

― Kingfish Beatbox (Kingfish), Monday, 23 February 2004 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Give them rides in your car and choose the music, driving very s l o w l y.

Optional: Alcohol ad libitum. Worked famously for me once with regards to a cassette copy of the Dictators' Manifest Destiny.

― George Smith, Monday, 23 February 2004 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

The 11 minute version of "Blue Sky" on the recently released Allman Brothers: S.U.N.Y. Stonybrook 9/19/71 is one of the most blissful, perfect recordings I've ever heard.

Is Simon Reynolds gonna talk about it though? Nah, of course not; he doesn't know how to write about the accomplishments of individual musicians. He doesn't know how to parse music. But, you know, he's british. He's a disgrace and an affront to every young kid who ever tried to pick up an instrument and make their way in the world.

― Broheems (diamond), Monday, 23 February 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

A bit harsh, that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 23 February 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

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