This essay is great and brought so many forgotten memories and feelings back. Ashley was my housemate, and I assume we were roomed together because we both said we liked “pop punk” on our housing applications. But she was Fall Out Boy / rawr xD / scene pop punk and I was Lookout Records / DIY / working class issues pop punk, so very little of our libraries overlapped.
Re: footnote #5, the longer the better as far as I'm concerned.
Hahaha I remember those shared libraries back in the day! So much good information sharing.
But also now I know why you can/could tear into me with such well-honed insults and mockery. You do/did the exact same shit as me!
This essay is great and brought so many forgotten memories and feelings back. Ashley was my housemate, and I assume we were roomed together because we both said we liked “pop punk” on our housing applications. But she was Fall Out Boy / rawr xD / scene pop punk and I was Lookout Records / DIY / working class issues pop punk, so very little of our libraries overlapped.