Back to Basics

So, I look down at the bottom of the page and I see that our blog is, like, totally fucking popular. (I was away this weekend, roughing it in the wilderness of Vermont, so I was totally unaware of our surging thrust of hardcore viewer-ship.) This has me very excited, because people are actually looking at our blog, several times a day maybe, back and forth, back and forth, with almost orgasmic delight. (Okay, I’m done.) But at the same time, it troubles me deeply. Chris C. was the first one to point out that our blog had lost it’s indie edge, which of course is why we started the blog and why we commit so much time to it. If we don’t have our indie edge, what do we have? ANSWER: NOTHING.

Now is the time that we should be focusing on making the best fucking possible blog. That means stories that aren’t merely amusing or anecdotal but downright gut-busting. That also means: if you make pointless and shitty comments, there are some Republican blogs out there wanting to protect fetuses and kill gays (in that order), so let them have an earful and stay off our boards. It means more posts by Kina (who has some perspective as well as the ability to put a cohesive sentence together) and Jordan (who is beautifully profane). Blood-dripping heavy metal counters are all well and good, but we’ve got to give them a reason to come back, again and again, until climaxing in laughter. (So I wasn’t done.)

Let’s get back our edge. I think it’s great that Jeff loves the blog we created and I appreciate his posts, but exposing it to every-single-fucking-person-in-the-world is obnoxious. Please, for the love of god, let’s remember we got into this for the music. And to make fun of Paul.

Welcoming all new fans and kicking out all the useless ones,

Drew.