Word: highs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mine, she lives in the same town as I do, etc. There is no better or more significant subject for indoctrination than the music that is such a profound part of my history and identity. Nowadays, music is a great source of happiness and interest for me. In high school it was also part of my group identity, a defining characteristic of the subculture or community of which my friends and I declared ourselves a part...
...most part, we have left these straightforward categories behind, but in high school, when we were less sure of ourselves and our identities, you could learn a lot from this question. Certain music provided very helpful associations, some more far-reaching than others. Liking Ani DiFranco was code for liberal politics and perhaps long flowery skirts or overalls. Liking Marilyn Manson meant you wanted to scare people. Liking Dave Matthews meant very little, perhaps on purpose. Bands no one ever heard of had their prestige, and if they had scary names, you were one step ahead of the game...
...Nothing meant more than Phish, the mother of all identity bands (and, as such, the daughter of the Grateful Dead). It suggested a lifestyle, a way to dress, a particular disposition toward certain experimental drugs. In high school, the boys who liked Phish would go around drawing the Phish symbol on library desks, bathroom walls, their hands--wherever they felt the need to mark their territory. Phish was a ready-made identity, offering a whole subculture to anyone who was prepared to shell out for CDs, let their hair grow out and have a good time. Back then I found...
...high-powered conference ensued on the Crimson's roof as Lampoon executives pleaded for their incompetent henchperson to be set free...
...Election Commission (EC), which is responsible for enforcing these rules has also come under scrutiny, accused by a high-ranking council member of covering up a decision that should have resulted in Driskell and Burton's expulsion...