Are you weird?

[Alban Berg]

This will be an unpopular thread because many people don't want to recognize THEY ARE REALLY WEIRD!

Nerds be welcome.

I am really weird. 1% of the people I know like my music...

BUT if you confess you are weird, here you will certainly find some friends.


Martin

 

[Krummhorn]

All the kids I went through school with thought I was weird. I was known as "that kid who likes long haired music." I couldn't help who I was ... I was reared in an all classical music home, we all played an instrument, and would often play music in the evenings.

 

[White Knight]

Lars, in line with what you posted, my best friend in junior high loved classical music and played the violin, and played it very well. As we were both Jews in a predominately Christian neighborhood school and he wore glasses and looked weak, I at times had to help him fight off other kids who thought he was weird. I, on the other hand, played drums--not very well, I might add--and "looked" more Italian than he {no glasses and non-reddish hair et.al}. So I know quite well what being typecast as weird or different can mean--especially in the minds and actions--of those doing the "judging!"
That's a life lesson that I'm sure my friend--and definitely myself--will never forget until the day we die.

 

[Krummhorn]

That brings up memories ... from Junior High, when I was the accompanist. The son of my piano teacher was labeled a "sissy" for playing the cello. And for the guys who played the violin, it was even worse.

In High School it wasn't as bad as the younger years. I was the accompanist for all the choral groups for 4 years running and had a blast. The non-musicians still thought I was a little weird though.

 

[White Knight]

That brings up memories ... from Junior High, when I was the accompanist. The son of my piano teacher was labeled a "sissy" for playing the cello. And for the guys who played the violin, it was even worse.

In High School it wasn't as bad as the younger years. I was the accompanist for all the choral groups for 4 years running and had a blast. The non-musicians still thought I was a little weird though.

Lars, that term "sissy" really does ring a bell. Did you grow up and go to school in New York as well?

 

[Alban Berg]

LOL

All the kids I went through school with thought I was weird. I was known as "that kid who likes long haired music." I couldn't help who I was ... I was reared in an all classical music home, we all played an instrument, and would often play music in the evenings.

THANK you , I feel less lonely now! LOL

Martin

 

[Krummhorn]

Lars, that term "sissy" really does ring a bell. Did you grow up and go to school in New York as well?

Worse ... Garden Grove, Southern California :lol: ... in a coastal community, well 10 miles from the coast anyway.

 

[Alban Berg]

well

Lars, that term "sissy" really does ring a bell. Did you grow up and go to school in New York as well?

I am a Jew too...In Argentina that was a problem (they aren't "loved"), here in Canada is better...

I started at 4 taking piano lessons...My dear father (who's rolling over his grave) cut my lessons...saying they weren't important...At 12 he accepted again and at 13 he cut that again. BUT my teacher a young dodecaphonic music lover initiated me to that kind of music. At 14 I started loving Schönberg, Berg and Webern...Imagime all my friends love them too....LOL. I bought Lulu when I was 14-15. And Wozzeck two weeks after.

Martin, weird.

 

[teddy]

I was know as strange. Partly the music I listened to, and partly because of my personality. I revel in it.

teddy

 

[Alban Berg]

I was know as strange. Partly the music I listened to, and partly because of my personality. I revel in it.

teddy

Welcome to the club!

Martin

 

[White Knight]

Guys, I'm the founding member. So, be welcome, and make yourselves at home!

 

[Alban Berg]

no!

Guys, I'm the founding member. So, be welcome, and make yourselves at home!

You are stealing my the authorship! I created this thread!



Nitram

 

[White Knight]

You're right, Martin. Sorry about that. I'll stand aside then. :banghead:

 

[Alban Berg]

You can

You're right, Martin. Sorry about that. I'll stand aside then. :banghead:

You can participate, you're cordially invited! But please do not say that you have initiated this thread ...this wouldn't be fair...

Verb to be weird.

I am weird
You are weird
He is weird
(no she until now)
We are weird
You are weird
They are weird.

Are men weirder than women?

Martin, curious

 

[White Knight]

Martin, just to clarify a point. When I said I was a founding member, I wasn't claiming or referring to starting this thread. No, that's all yours! What I was referring to was being looked upon as "weird" for a lot of my life because of the neighborhood in which I grew up {all Christian except for my family}. So what I alluded to was merely the club mentioned in your 13:52 hour post. I have never stolenanything from anybody in my life--and I don't intend to start now. . Again, what I meant is that I am an original member of the club, not the originator of this thread. Unless--of course--you started that as well. In that case then, I give up!

 

[Dorsetmike]

[pedant mode on] Martin, error in second person singular, should be thou art wierd [/pedant mode off]

(Takes off nit picking hat)

 

[Alban Berg]

My dear friend

Martin, just to clarify a point. When I said I was a founding member, I wasn't claiming or referring to starting this thread. No, that's all yours! What I was referring to was being looked upon as "weird" for a lot of my life because of the neighborhood in which I grew up {all Christian except for my family}. So what I alluded to was merely the club mentioned in your 13:52 hour post. I have never stolenanything from anybody in my life--and I don't intend to start now. . Again, what I meant is that I am an original member of the club, not the originator of this thread. Unless--of course--you started that as well. In that case then, I give up!

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Don't worry..I understand your point...I was born in Argentina, my father was British, my mother French...Do you think French and British get along well together?, of course not...They divorced when I was 7 years old. I went to a Scottish school...Every day we ate French food except the week-end: roast beef and yorkshire poudding...I was different, I had asthma, then I was different again, I liked classical music, different again...I start having *** with girls at 14 years old, different again...I have always loved caviar and champagne, different again....I don't like pizza nor pasta, different again...I am a Jew, different again...I have never been to a sinagogue, different again....I don't like to live, I am tired of living, different again


Then...I think I will die as everybody else! No different anymore!

Martin

 

[White Knight]

Martin, please take it easy. Just being human beings, there will always be differences among people--even those of the same religion, country etc. etc. I think we should all try to enjoy our lives to the fullest while we're here, because in the final analysis it's always too short for all of us!

 

[JHC]

I am not or ever have been wired I am perfectly a la natural every one likes me and thinks I am the great bonzo gozalio, boomarang

 

[Krummhorn]

Hey, we all like ya, Colin ... you are appreciated and loved here, even if you are the Great Bonzo Gozalio :lol: (whatever that is) :nut: