#14 From Tori Amos to the Thrill Kill Cult.

#14

So I didn’t really give #14 of chance but he had A LOT of enthusiasm and was so sure we had lots in common.  He was from Michigan, loved the record store I worked out (though didn’t shop there until after my time) he always wished he could have gone to my High School but lived in another town. He was younger than me but I don’t recall by how much.  I summed up the night this way on Facebook

“King khan was great. I bet Red Fang was too. Won't likely hang with the Michigan kid again, though. Just really zero chemistry ZERO and he talked about his fandom of Tori Amos just way too long. I just don't identify with uber Tori Amos fans. My take is "you should really just listen to kate bush" and that's the end of my thoughts on Tori Amos.”

And I still stand by that assessment.  The kid was relentless, I agreed to meet him for dinner before I went solo to a concert.  He described his tastes in music as “eclectic” and to prove it he gave me a range of “Tori Amos to the Thrill Kill Cult”.  All through dinner he kept throwing out band names and with each one I cringed in a way I hadn’t in decades. That is, I’m not a music snob any more but he was hitting a bullseye for every shit band ever and it was the sense of pride in his own tastes that really made me uncomfy. Like there was nothing good to say so I pretty much just sat silently trying not to nod unconsciously and give him hope that I approved. I sat silently, yo, that's a bad sign :)  Longest dinner ever and it was probably only 30mins. I never looked more forward to going to a show alone than I did as I left that date.