Not for me, but for some people it must.
I had to love this lady on the bus that turned around and stared at me like I had just peed on her favorite toaster-cozy. My MP3 player was going and I asked her if it was too loud. She nodded blankly and I complied by lowering the volume. This immediately mixed in the sounds of the bus that I was trying to drown.
Now I could understand if I was playing Anthrax or something heinously jarring that only I happen to enjoy, but the current selection was pretty tame. I didn't want to make any trouble because the bus driver let me board for only a dollar and a nickel (usually it's $1.25). I was on tenuous ground and didn't want to work up any more animosity against music enthusiasts that the general public seems to harbour.
Then some schmuck started talking on his cell-phone in the seat in front of the woman. I don't hate cells, but I try to spare people from the,
"Huh- what was that. You're cutting out, hold on,"
blahbitty-blah that goes on. I waited to see if she'd budge: nothing. I wanted to ask her what she was going to do about that noise. I wouldn't have been bothered if I had my volume up, my defense against the annoying outer-world.
New priorities are in order but short supply. Music and art deserve the leverage that business, vain distraction and topical dada have taken. Less war and more War, what is it good for...
Music Sucks
2 comments:
You're so rude to be listening to music on HEADphones..... god, dont you know better? Everyone knows that when on a bus you stare straight ahead and listen to nothing but the roar of the pavement. DUH!
YOU taught me the beauty of venturing into the outside world, cocooned in headphones and delicious tunes. What I learned to love most is not having to talk to inane passersby. Rule No. 1: Stare vacantly; the woman does NOT exist; you do not see people clearly enough to ask for any opinion. Rule No. 2: If they try to stare you down, practice your non-blinking limit!
P.S. Cell phones and women who talk to the kids (they just left), while they're grocery shopping SUCK.
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