Didn't mean to, but somehow did...

Okay, about a month ago I bought me a Pantera wallet with a chain. I've wanted one since 12th grade, but never got around to buying it, mainly because I had a wallet. Well, sometime when I was down in FL a few months back I lost my wallet. So, being in the market for one, I figured what the hell? So I have this wallet I've been wanting, got the chain because of the bullshit I had losing the last one.

Thing is, in the last week or so I've noticed chain wallets on folks who weren't wearing chain wallets a month ago. I like my wallet. I don't like the feeling that all of the sudden something I got out of both long-time desire and sudden necessity now... shit, it looks like it's getting trendy now.

I guess this leads to a deeper question: When is something 'trendy'? When does it become a fad/fashion/poser territory? Does the item/object itself become a fad, or those who wear/use/like something because it's fashionable?

There was a music thread in which there was some discussion about cover songs, retro-chic, shit like that. Someone brought up the point that many folks start listening to a song or basically become a walking ad for something without knowing and/or appreciating any history behind it. I'll be the first to admit that I didn't find out about certain things until after the fact. I'll also admit there's been songs I've heard and liked that I didn't know until sometime afterward that they were covered by an older (usually viewed as better) band. But I've cared enough to look into such things afterward. Moreover, I admit that I like things that are 'hip' today when I was in elementary. I liked Ninja Turtles. I liked Power Rangers. I liked Teknoman, Phantom 2040, Beavis and Butthead. I liked and watched these things when I was in early elementary. And I still like most of them. Power Rangers, I think it's cheesy, but I can see why I liked it then. I could see myself probably watching an old episode today.

Most of the shit I liked then, though, I still like today. Regardless of whether it was a 'fad', I still dig what I dig. But I didn't know about it when it first came out. I don't know a lot of shit about a lot of shit. Where does genuine/real end/begin in relation to poser, and vice versa?

Anime newblets who were weaned on Adult Swim and Dragonball Z on Cartoon Network.

People have to start somewhere, true, but I can't stand their scenester bullshit.

Edit: I guess my example was the other way around, but still, it makes a good fan with a moderate attitude look bad by proxy.

Chain wallets have been hip since I was in 10th grade. And that was about 35 years ago, in 1995. If I remember correctly we all had them because we skateboarded.

I am bumnmed out because I notice all these kids that dress like me and listen to the music I listen to. Besides some questionable haircuts I've looked the same since middle school, and have been listening to "emo" since back when we called it punk rock. Almost 57 years ago, in 1993.

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Originally Posted by Josh

Chain wallets have been hip since I was in 10th grade. And that was about 35 years ago, in 1995. If I remember correctly we all had them because we skateboarded.

I am bumnmed out because I notice all these kids that dress like me and listen to the music I listen to. Besides some questionable haircuts I've looked the same since middle school, and have been listening to "emo" since back when we called it punk rock. Almost 57 years ago, in 1993.

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Damn. First, your math skills are insane. Second... damn, you're right about one thing... I see a shitload of high schoolers with Green Day American Idiot shirts, stating how that's their first album they bought.

I worry about, I dunno... being real. For better or worse, the shit I write on this site is pretty much how I am in real life. How I speak, what I like... no noticable difference. There's that balancing act... How accepting is too accepting of things, to where you're some hippie scenester, and how discerning is too discerning, to where you are some kind of elitist fuckwad?

I don't care if my chain wallet is trendy or not, I love it because I can never lose it when I'm out, that's why the chain's there, not for looks. I think I had one in high school because it was cool, now I have it so I don't leave my wallet on the bar when I'm drunk at 2 A.M.

Who cares what's cool or trendy? Just like what you like and fuck what other people think. I used to be one of those kids that automatically hated anything that was popular. Now I just don't care.

EDIT: These faggy "emo" haircuts have got to go, though.

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Originally Posted by Kev

There's that balancing act... How accepting is too accepting of things, to where you're some hippie scenester, and how discerning is too discerning, to where you are some kind of elitist fuckwad?

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I'm not sure. At this point I just do what makes me happy.

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Originally Posted by Ste-Von

Who cares what's cool or trendy? Just like what you like and fuck what other people think. I used to be one of those kids that automatically hated anything that was popular. Now I just don't care.

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Ste-Von's getting old too! haha!

I have not seen anyone wearing a chain on their wallet since like 1997. All I see today is belt buckles on the side of peoples hips, SUPER tight pants, super small t-shirts/polos, and swaffs swaffs swafs, swaffs everywhere. And somehow, the SIDESPIKE is making a comback, via the swaff. They gel the top of the head to a slippery slope, and then spike the side/back. Thats a sidespike moron, thats like 1992. Whats next? Pinning your jeans?

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Damn. First, your math skills are insane. Second... damn, you're right about one thing... I see a shitload of high schoolers with Green Day American Idiot shirts, stating how that's their first album they bought.

I worry about, I dunno... being real. For better or worse, the shit I write on this site is pretty much how I am in real life. How I speak, what I like... no noticable difference. There's that balancing act... How accepting is too accepting of things, to where you're some hippie scenester, and how discerning is too discerning, to where you are some kind of elitist fuckwad?

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You're still young yet.

Trust me, when you hit 25 or thereabouts much of this trendy vs real garbage won't mean a damn thing because you won't care anymore. The vapid keeping-up-with-the-Joneses mentality of trend and fashion loses it power and appeal when you are able to objectively stand back and say "Fuck this shit. I do what makes me happy."

It's all about being practical and doing what is practical as opposed to being a vapid fashion whore obsessed with worthless status symbols.

Ripped jeans are in style here. So is collar-popping. Ripped jeans I don't mind too much, but collar popping? Damn near everyone does it here. It's stupid. Dudes'll spike their full head of hair like they have a mohawk are all trendy-rebellious, pop their collar... ugh.

I've had an honest to God mohawk twice. If I can find the pix, I'll post them.

WTF collar popping. Where and when did this start? I'd never seen it before this summer, and it was ALL OVER THE GODDAMN PLACE. Makes you look like a prick.