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November 10, 2006
Exciting Conclusions about the Indigo Girls
I sometimes forget that I’m dating a lesbian. Since we were introduced by her Ex Girlfriend, you’d think I wouldn’t have any problems remembering. My memory cleared up a bit when she offered a ticket to the Indigo Girls show at the Warfield last night...
The opening act, Bitch and the Exciting Conclusions, provided an interesting perspective on the culture wars. In essence, this woman womyn perceives a very real problem: patriarchal norms have been attempting to kill her personality for most of her life. She reacts in a way quite normal and healthy when one is confronted with poison: she vomits it out. Unfortunately—and it really is unfortunate—no one enjoys watching others vomit. I think it’s this process which causes “Red” America to be so hostile to “Blue” America’s position on basic human rights: goodness, they must be thinking my options are A) everything I’ve ever known, or B) public vomiting. No wonder abuse at the hands of the patriarchy seems more appealing...
Then the Indigo Girls come out. In a pair of hours they showed not simply what resistance looks like, but what it means to be a fully actualized human being living under different rules. Indeed, with one of their most famous and popular songs Closer to Fine contains a few lines which neatly sum up why liberalism is necessary. Indeed, it sums up Liberalism is the best possible way of being:
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in crooked line The less I seek my source for some definitive The closer I am to fine.
When the crowd heard this song, we went kinda nuts...
Towards the end of the show, Bitch came back out and showed that she, too, knows how to rock. Her talent and enthusiasm married with the ‘Girls’ maturity (and also talent and enthusiasm!) was quite a beautiful thing to behold. I can’t help but feel that when she grows up a bit the musical world will have a major talent...
Posted by Andrew at November 10, 2006 10:43 AM