[NewMusic] (no subject)

[Matthew Goodheart]

On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:16 PM, weasel walter wrote:

> when i hear people calling someone a "nerd" these days, it usually  
> seems
> like it's coming from a not very bright "cool" person and seems to  
> denote
> that said "nerd" cares a little too much about something or other -  
> that
> it's some kind of style crime to be too interested in facts,  
> skills, etc.
> just another symptom of this DUMBASS culture we are drowning in.

I thought being a "nerd" was pretty "cool" these days, it being the  
computer era and all.  But then it depends on which crowd you're  
with, I guess. In teaching high school kids, it always tends be a  
sense of pride with which they announce "I'm so weird!" Of course,  
I'm usually working with musicians, so it's a select crowd.