06 September 2005

Dave Matthews is so 1997

We here at Mock Modesty are Dave Matthews fans. We have been to 20+ DMB shows since 1997 and have enjoyed most. But we have to say we agree with most of this expose about the band's frontman:

Matthews even feels isolated from fans with whom he once felt a strong bond, disparaging them as "lame." He also admits that the older he gets, the more out of place he feels around "kids in their Dave Matthews phase."

"I used to talk for hours about my music or spend a whole night in a DMB chatroom," Matthews said. "But now, the people at the shows seem like such geeks, standing there with their elaborate taping equipment. They're really, really young, too. What do I have in common with them? They're just a bunch of kids who need someone to look up to. Why would I look up to me? I'm so 1997."


Read the whole thing.

03 September 2005

Long term impact of Katrina

For a different take on the longer term issues around New Orleans' destruction, read this scary, yet seemingly correct, analysis at Stratfor by George Friedman.