Word: morefully
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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'Tis the season for me to be worrying about what to get my little sister for Christmas, which is always a tricky business, because it has to be good. This year I've settled on some CDs I think she'll like. It's not the most original or unusual...
Back then, a friend pointed out to me that there are few questions more loaded than the casual, "So, what kind of music do you like?" Similar questions ("What are your favorite movies?"), more basic ones ("Where are you from?") or even more personal ones ("Do you get along with...
For the 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...
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...
This year, it's a little different. Despite a persistent affection for Third Eye Blind, she's turned out very well and can perhaps even be trusted to choose her own music. Five years ago I gave her a folk-girl identity in the form of a mix tape; now...