Word: fratboys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...music snobbery aside, the mobs of fratboys who descended on the Roxy had probably come with only one thing in mind: Nina Persson herself. To paraphrase Garth of Wayne's World, if Nina Persson were a president, she'd be Babe-raham Lincoln. This fact was not lost on the predominantly male crowd, all clearly aiming for a peek at the infamously gorgeous Persson. But Nina would have none of their adulation. Halfway into the show, one fratboy climbed onto the shoulders of his large friend and unrolled a sign beseeching, "NINA KISS ME." After ignoring him for several minutes...
Despite this rejection, fratboy and friend were not fazed. During "Lovefool," the Cardigan's paean to foolish love, they slowly inched their way through the crowd, the scrawny boy sitting atop the shoulders of the stout one, with the apparent intention of obtaining that kiss. Persson coldly avoided all eye contact. This reviewer was personally hoping they'd make it all the way, but the fratboy duo were unfortunately bogged down mere feet from the stage...
...Avalon, following Boston blues rockers Morphine. Looking and sounding like something out of a David Lynch movie, Morphine left the crowd a little stunned. With pumping bass and soulful sax, the band, which came close to winning the WBCN Rumble last year, won some converts in the plaid and fratboy crowd...