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Originally posted by boyonce
Nah, not so much. I'm being dramatic. I've sensed the overall youngness of the board, but thought maybe there would be a few more of us in our 20s out there...
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there are. maybe not as many as the rest. i'll be 27 in April. and i'm a music stan period! so regardless of how old i am you will always find me going thru music blogs, on twitter/tumblr getting music info, or watching videos on youtube.
and even if we're the only old farts here we're still needed on account of receipts, accurate music history (too many young ones here who believe everything on wikipedia), and some maturity.
don't forget: WE can actually recall where we were when Biggie & Pac died. the excitement when Lauryn Hill brought more credibility to female emcees. we were actually THERE when Beyonce + DC first got on the charts with Bills, Bills, Bills. cheered for No Doubt as Gwen was the 1st female rocker to be relevant since Courtney Love. sighed/felt bad for Mariah when she went thru her post-Glitter meltdown. cried when Aaliyah died. fought to the death when Britney vs. Xtina or BSB vs. Nsync battles were going on. laughed at Hanson for constantly being mistaken for girls. watched Eminem make history. etc. everybody else has to use youtube to witness what we actually lived through and saw for ourselves
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besides, i hate "adults" who act like they're too cool for music forums. hit up yahoo, aol, msn when they post trash/whatever on a celeb/musical artist and you see it's mostly all the bitter old farts leaving nasty/shady comments lol. at least the teens/young adults here are funny+open about their shade. i'm laughing my ass off most of the time.