"Alternative Music" and time passages...

I tried to post this as my 'status' on Facebook, but alas only so many characters limited me...

Here's my entire note.... It's basically a long-winded explanation why I felt the need to post an old photo of me when I was young and good-looking (ha)...

One of my employees asked me this past week if I liked "alternative" music... I told her that back in my day I was known for being the first often to be "into" artists who were up-and-coming (e.g. I was into REM before most people had heard of them, and saw them at the "Bronco Bowl" in Dallas on their Fables of the Reconstruction (3rd album) tour... This was about 1985... I mentioned I was into the Smiths and others...and although r.e.m. was someone this person had heard of, The Smiths (w/ Morrissey as their lead singer) just drew a "blank"... I guess what "Alternative" means has changed... I was told examples of alternative music now are Daughtry and Nickelback...admittedly, I'm not into music nearly as much as I once was, and probably now have a collection on my iPod weighted firmly from the 80s/90s, but wouldn't recognize Daughtry if one of his songs came on the radio...perhaps Nickelback too... Back in my day "Alternative" meant something NOT heavy metal...I guess today it's something not (?) rap or "pop" ... I guess... Just feeling old... SO, that's why I posted this old photo of me back when I was young and HIP! Ha! Have a great weekend everybody....thawing out here in North Texas!

Sorry my BLOG is so sparsely utilized...but I'm a lazy bastige so sue me...!