(an olympia story)

if one were going to hate indy rock kids, one could use a calvin johnson (founder of k records) as a template to sum up the reasons why. or maybe just the reason, singular. lots of indy rock kids have no street cred. far too many are as indy as they wanna be because their mind-boggling allowances allow them the luxuries of expansive thrift store wardrobes and black hair dye and vast, obscure cd collections and tiny, mouldering downtown apartments. as well as dispensable income to go toward things like shows and the cheap beer du jour and musical instruments the world would be better off if they never played.

apparently, k records doesn't make that much money. but calvin has no such problems, being - reputedly - a little rich boy himself. he lives in a nice big house and has a few self-indulgent bands and dates younger women.

all these things i have learned from my boss, who is wise because he loves leopard print, is a punk, and used to drink at the reef. this node brought to you by the letter k.