Other Ears

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Does anyone else get that thing where they play a record they like to someone, actually physically with someone there in the room, and there's a silence while it plays, maybe a look of mild scepticism on the other person's face, and during the silence you find yourself listening with their ears and suddenly everything that MIGHT be lame or weak or crappy about the music is REALLY OBVIOUS to you?

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[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

type 3: older brothers of friends and/or older brothers, ie ppl who you look up to because:

i. they can get served beer/smoke fags
ii. they are in sixth form thus don't have to wear uniform
iii. they may have done it (ie anything) with an girl or even a boy

i think that so much is shaped between 13-16 that the effect ones slightly older peers has can't be understated...

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

See also ppl you've just met at college who have entire new back catalogue of wonder to explore: "What's this band called? Wire, you say? They sound VERY familiar..."