bitter hipster: March 2008 Archives
The Bitter, Aging Hipster is nearing 40. He no longer enjoys the
lavish attentions of the music, film and energy drink industries. (He
actually thinks the energy drink industry has something to do with
magic, or voodoo, or some shit.) But despite his anger at the
unavoidable realization that he's no longer ad candy, the B,AH feels he
has wisdom to pass on to the next generation of vapid, trendy,
self-absorbed teens and twentysomethings who express their
individuality by firmly entrenching themselves within a uniform group
of like-minded kids who somehow still think they're all alone and
misunderstood in the big bad world. So, every week, he answers two
made-up questions about Living In The Mainstream While Still Pretending
To Be Original with warmth, understanding and love. Except without
those three things.
Dear B, AH,
I want to be able to land ollie inward heelflips on flat consistently before I start trying them down stairs or off ledges. But I haven't ever landed one. Every time I try, the board doesn't get all the way around, and I land on the side and roll my ankles. I think jumping down something might give the board enough time to finish flipping. Should I just go for it, or keep trying on flat until I can land them?
Bakerulz
Dear B, AH,
I want to be able to land ollie inward heelflips on flat consistently before I start trying them down stairs or off ledges. But I haven't ever landed one. Every time I try, the board doesn't get all the way around, and I land on the side and roll my ankles. I think jumping down something might give the board enough time to finish flipping. Should I just go for it, or keep trying on flat until I can land them?
Bakerulz
Continue reading Ask The Bitter, Aging Hipster: On Just Doing It, Already.
The Bitter, Aging Hipster is nearing 40. He no longer enjoys the lavish attentions of the music, film and energy drink industries. (He actually thinks the energy drink industry has something to do with magic, or voodoo, or some shit.) But despite his anger at the unavoidable realization that he's no longer ad candy, the B,AH feels he has wisdom to pass on to the next generation of vapid, trendy, self-absorbed teens and twentysomethings who express their individuality by firmly entrenching themselves within a uniform group of like-minded kids who somehow still think they're all alone and misunderstood in the big bad world. So, every week, he answers two made-up questions about Living In The Mainstream While Still Pretending To Be Original with warmth, understanding and love. Except without those three things.Dear B,AH,
I like a lot of screamo and hardcore bands, but lately I can't help but feel like they all sound the same. Am I crazy? Which screamo band best embodies my own disenfranchisement, homicidal fantasies and sense of self?
KingCutter89
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