Sunday, April 02, 2006

Dear

Dear Indie Scene,

Despite a wonderful honeymoon period where I enjoyed your music and cheap beer, I have decided to take some time out and see other venues.
I'd like to say it's not you, it's me but that would be lying. It is you. You're full of wankers and Nathan Barleys. I'm going to stay in and listen to prog rock. Maybe I'll start wearing a paisy waistcoat and have my hair in bunches. I've not decided yet.


Dear Women,

You're all fucking crazy.


Amen.



23 comments:

Steve House said...

Nah we just meet some crazy ones. You wouldnt want life to be boring would you?

Mimey said...

Sorry, but you're right.

missy said...

Wear a paisy waistcoat! Wear a paisy waistcoat!

Devil Mood said...

You're breaking up with Indie AND women at the same time? That's a big step to take, be careful! :)

Maja said...

G'day Christopher! YOu'll be back with the women and indie music soon, I'm sure...

Cathy said...

Christopher;
Oh, you just haven't found the right one yet, and then you'll change your opinion; really, there are a few good women out there.
xo

Christopher D. Bate said...

I'm just stepping back from two things that, at this moment at least, are doing absolutely nothing for me.
The good girls either live too far away, think I'm gay, 'like a brother' or like their gay brother.
Either way, being single is a lonely hassle and I'm starting to look backwards rather than forwards.
Maybe it's the strong sense of the familiar.
Maybe I should be the bastard that girls seem to dig these days.

zuzula said...

believe me - men are just as mad ;)

Stephanie said...

It's never a bad idea to take some time out and see other genres. Personally, I'd leave prog rock (and also jam bands) out of the mix, but maybe I just haven't met the right band yet.

Seeking crazy-good, not crazy-bad (also commonly known as "fucking crazy") might work for the woman thing. Look forward, not backwards, except to take a peek every once in a while to say "whoops, don't want to go and to that again," or "next time more of this/less of that." Okay...enough out of me.
Happy Monday!

Devil Mood said...

No, girls don't like bastards, they just think they do and then they regret having thought that.
But maybe a break from the scene wouldn't be bad for you, just to gather your thoughts.

fb said...

'Take That' Comeback tour next?!

;)

Robin Alexa said...

Yep I'm crazy. You nailed it.

Well at least that's what all the tests confirm ;)

x said...

can i say PEOPLE are crazy?
because i agree about women but don't leave men out of it. I alone, know at least 3 crazy men.

JM said...

I like your Dear Women letter.

Cindy-Lou said...

Yeah, we're all crazy. But you need us for sex so you deal with it.

Blair said...

Chris Bate can never quit!
the blood that corses through his veins has small guitars floating in it.

Christopher D. Bate said...

Christopher David Bate

1979-2010

4 more years! 4 more years!

Butchie said...

Congrats on your decision. One can only have fake messy hair for so long until it becomes bothersome.

Christopher D. Bate said...

My hair, much like my life, is fake and messy.

:) :) :) :(

Christopher D. Bate said...

Oh and the new blog name comes from watching too much Nathan Barley. I want a name like Jonaton Yeah? and 15 Peter 20.

You've Got What I Need... said...

Indie rock needs a good spring cleaning. Don't forget a cravat with your waistcoat. smashing.

JonSheridan said...

Thank Jeebus you explained the blog name. I thought it was either a veiled suicide reference or the realisation you'll hit 31 in four years (not that I'd know how that feels or anything....)

Go easy on old indie. It's not its fault it attracts a certain crowd of charmless young men and women. I blame the NME. God I sound like an old man.

I'm just off to pop on some slippers and make some cocoa.

Word.

Christopher D. Bate said...

Death to me!!!!!!

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