Word: pavements
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...confess; I am not a true indie rock queen. I do not have short, spiky, bleached-blonde hair filled with little barrettes. I do not own Pavement's Slanted And Enchanted. I do not smoke cloves. I rather dislike tea. However, I wear thick black-rimmed glasses. I own a pair of Saucony shoes. I prefer vintage clothing to the mall. I own Sebadoh's Bubble And Scrape. On cassette. I knew about Belle and Sebastian during their If You're Feeling Sinister days. I have my cartilage pierced...
...Then Crazylikes notices a bus filling with people one block back toward school. He takes off sprinting, the yellow soles of his sneakers flashing up from the pavement. As the bus pulls away from the curb, Crazylikes darts out between two parked cars and runs directly at the front of the bus, waving his arms. Alex and Jason cheer, but the bus swerves out into another lane and keeps moving. Crazylikes trudges back toward his friends. More guys come out of Angelo's. The young Spanish guy who works the counter emerges behind them and beckons Alex around...
...dream: you come across a busy intersection. Suddenly your bavarian clogs are pounding against the pavement as you weave in and out of traffic. You dart between two SUVs, shake a Lexus, and high-step your way across Mass. Ave., untouched for the score. But glory like that doesn't come without hard work, dedication, and sound fundamentals. Here to help with latter are some tips from FM's personal playbook...
...Boston's premier places to see indie bands. The Donnas, Sleater-Kinney, Pavement, Bis, Juliana Hatfield and even the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have played here. Two separate stages (upstairs and downstairs) means twice the music at the Middle East, though upstairs tends to be smaller, more obscure bands. T.T.'s features alternative concerts in a small, intimate venue. Dress is flexible and casual, but for many concerts attire is strictly indiekid hip; bring out your Converse Hi-Tops and faded '80s t-shirts to go with your dark-rimmed glasses...
Each morning, as I walk out of my West Jerusalem apartment, I must dodge the gardener's hose, as he generously waters our scraggly plants. So conspicuous is his water consumption that little pools form along the pavement, sometimes wetting the cuffs of my pants. The truth is that these native desert plants need infrequent watering but our Arab maintenance man conscientiously carries out his duties...