It has become a trend and an unconscious plea for values and ideals. Searching back in the 60's , 50's and way more back, desperately for things ourselves diminished in order to look cooler, “move forward” and in general have more “freedom”. But still like dummy dumbs, we look for what we're missing in fashion, trends and pieces of clothing.
I've been watching some T.V lately and every channel I turn to I see the same thing. References in the oldie times, either that's by clothing, genre of music, admiration of actors/actresses of the past etc etc. Even car models from 50's and 60's have come back in fashion this time touched by the amazing technology we have now. Take mini cooper, beatle, vespas (it's not a car, you know what I mean). Take the trend of pin-up girl fashion, the hair, the make up, the shoes, the long dresses, the flowers.
Take the guys. The mustache is back in fashion. THE MUSTACHE! If a guy had a mustache 3 or 4 years back, it was definitely a shining sign of some kind of perversion like pedophilia. But now the moustache carries the weight of coolness and the accessory to have above your upper lip. If you can make it twirl then you're the bomb. If you can't then it's just a pussy-tickler and you should not be allowed anywhere near girls under 18. At least I wouldn't let you anywhere near my daughter if I had one.
Here in Athens, more and more bars start having those “swing nights” or “50's nights” (50 year old swingers come bang and bone each other cripple, sorry but I had to say this). And everyone shows up dressed up like they came straight from the 50's. Acting and talking in the style of 2011. Shaking and dancing like Elvis possessed them and tries to escape their body.
Many are those who wonder why good bands don't come out anymore? Why something good doesn't come out anymore? Is it that we grew old and we're hard to impress or is it that everything is just a copy of something successful? Playing it safe.
I watched True Grit the other days. I really liked it. The acting was perfect, the plot was interesting and the morals of the story were also, well...amazingly portrayed or depicted or presented? If that's a way to say it.
Why true artists that have something to say and not just to show their pretty faces, is hard to find nowadays? Art imitates life. And if life is drained by spontaneity and feelings then art will suck. Maybe that's why this whole "oldie times" became a trend.
Hell I've even seen some porn with detectives from the 30's, shot in 2010. I don't think that's a coincidence. We even miss it when we jack off even if we never lived in that age. We don't miss the times we miss the values, ideals and standards of that age and we desperately try to re-invent them through clothing, style and trends. At least that's what I think. Is there such thing as false-romanticizing and if there is would you say that that's what we're doing? I don't know. I'll have to think about it.
Now I'm off to see my buddies, say some stupid jokes and play music with them. You can listen to our wonderful music on myspace.com/thetuxedoconspiracy. Yes I whore my band. So what? It's the internet. Now that you read all the nonsense I had to say, go and listen to our band and the first to comment this entry, I'll drive or fly wherever you are and give you a big hug and buy you a 200 euros worth of meal. Talking about the good stuff. Champagne, good steak or pasta etc etc. L8erz you n0obz.
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