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Nowadays, "charisma" has come to mean little more than "charm" or "attractiveness." It is in this spirit that a Seattle Times reporter recently dubbed the Indigo Girls a "charismatic duo," and the Minneapolis Star Tribune called Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura "a man so charismatic, he can insult and inspire in the same breath...
...Weber, who first developed the term, considered Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith and Martin Luther "charismatic," but would surely not have extended the honor to the Indigo Girls. For Weber, followers are drawn to a charismatic leader because of his extraordinary, almost god-like, personal qualities. By virtue of his heroic personality, the charismatic leader gives rules without regard to traditional authority ("It is written, but I say unto you") and commands total devotion from his disciples...
...wasn't enjoying the time we spent together or really listening to all of their ideas. My older brothers are always full of great advice: "Tig," they say, "Three things: study less, spend less time on all these crazy activities and go out more." My roommates agree and quote Indigo Girls, telling me I need to take life less seriously and get a little closer to fine...
...know, Ani DiFranco, the Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell...
...categories. There are plenty of people who like Phish just because the music is good, and whose collections also include Miles Davis and the Go-Go's (well, maybe not the Go-Go's). The day I walked into my town's music store and bought both the new Indigo Girls album and the Beastie Boys' "Ill Communications," the clerk told me I won the prize for breadth of taste, and I knew I'd made a breakthrough. That said, there was something disingenuous in my suddenly picking out the Beastie Boys at age 16. As an established member...