Ok, let me first start off by saying that I REALLY do not appreciate the Tilton police. This evening I went to dinner with a bunch of FV members. As I was leaving to go home, I came to a set of lights that started to turn yellow and had to make that split second decision to run it or stop. Well, I made the decision to run it. I COULD have stopped, but it would have been one of those un-enjoyable sudden stops. Anyways, so as I went through the light, I saw the infamous blue lights behind me. With sirens blasting, the cop pulled me over and then gave me a little rant about how I COULD have stopped for it, then proceeded to take 15 minutes in his cruiser, no doubt scrounging for something to give me a ticket for. Only one catch….I didn’t break any laws. So he came back empty handed and just told me not to do it again. I’m pissed because he gave me a shit load of attitude about it when I had done nothing wrong. I’ve written about this topic before. Tilton cops need to pick their battles better...(click to read previous topic)

Well, enough about that, here’s what I really wanted to talk about.

While I was looking around for artists to be featured on FVR, I noticed a pattern. All the stuff bands are playing is the same. Emo/Pop-Punk. I’m really getting tired of it. I mean, I’m not saying I hate pop-punk, anyone who’s been in my car knows I listen to that stuff here and there…but when it’s the ONLY thing that new bands are playing, it gets a little redundant. What happened to being original, I ask you, citizen?? WHO KILLED ORIGINALITY!?! Bands like Simple Plan, Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, and even the local band Differenc….errr…Rozaline. Here’s my beef with your beloved Rozaline, they classify themselves as “Indie” but as someone who listens to A LOT of music, I know the difference between Indie and pop-punk. These guys and girl…very cute girl, I might add…are pop-punk. I’m not saying they are bad. However, they are NOT original. What’s the point of playing music if you’re just going to ride off a sound that thousands of other bands have already played out?? I’m over it.

It’s time for rant #2! My column is like a value pack! You get 30% more free here at Poop on a Stick!

Ok, MySpace.com has been getting a lot of bad publicity from the media lately. This week alone I have heard at least three reports from the media, local and national, bringing up issues with MySpace. The stories that bother me the most are stories of 15-year-old girls getting raped as a result of someone they met on MySpace. So the site gets the bad rap for someone else’s bad decisions. It isn’t the site’s fault, it isn’t Tom’s fault….it’s the fault of the parties involved.

Profiles for users under 14 are "private" and cannot be viewed unless you are friends with the user. Users over that age can be viewed by any registered user…which brings me to another point. Once they set up their profiles, they seriously WHORE themselves out on it. They post sexually driven pictures, with captions that say “I’ll show you a good time” or something with equal sexual undertones. What I’m saying is that they are practically asking for this crap.

Then we know what the next step is in this story…soccer moms get angry and lobby to get the government to have MySpace taken down. Now this is where I say F*CK THAT! The site is NOT responsible for protecting your child! Maybe if these parents spent more time raising their children, and being good PARENTS, then things like this wouldn’t happen. Oh wait…did Andy just ask for parents to be responsible for their child?? Oh my god! How dare he! Parents need to keep better tabs on their children’s lives. Period.

Now, obviously I’m not saying these sorts of things are okay. A rape of a teenager is a terrible thing, but what I AM saying is that people need to stop pushing the blame off to someone else, and start looking within the walls of their own houses for the problem. I just predict a rising up from suburban mothers against things like this, and I think it’s bullshit.

Chew on that for a while, I think you’ll find it tastes like rotten hamburger.

DINNER TIME!!

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