I’m looking for people who would like to guest DJ Eardrum Buzz’s Sixth Anniversary weekend of July 4th. If you want to be a DJ for an hour or two please contact me at bret@eardrumbuzz.net for the details. You have until the beginning of June, so respond soon and get the best placement in the schedule!
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Dreamgaze is happening in Portland and Tremolo in Seattle on June 5-6!
Tremolo Festival:
Guest Directors, Black Nite Crash, Desario, Cigarettes for Breakfast, Moondaddy, Lauren Lakis, Waves Crashing, SomeSurprises, 44Go and Bridal Veil
Dreamgaze:
Night One:
Darkswoon, Cigarettes for Breakfast, Lauren Lakis and DJ Wednesday
Night Two:
Desario
Moon Daddy
Herr God
DJ Wednesday
Deep thoughts ahead...
Imagine being born to a world that accepts, supports and nurtures children to become happy, confident, able-bodied adults. Now think of how hard it is for kids who think differently, love differently and feel differently to navigate this world, at least in my experience here in lovely Burbank, California. Maybe you identify as a certain gender, no gender, or are attracted to the same gender or both? Perhaps you have learning challenges, your brains are wired in such a way that you’re teased or abused or misunderstood, or worse, given up on? Living on this planet I’ve noticed my own differences and experienced how difficult it is to figure out other people, accept others’ differences and not judging so much. I’m an INTJ. Look it up. I’m also highly sensitive. Go learn what that means. I have tinnitus. I constantly hear ringing. I’m constantly telling myself to not judge others, to accept myself and others for the way they are, to not belittle people for being different. Being an intuitive introvert, thinker and judger can be tough.
I also think both my parents are/were introverts, though my mom has always been more social, going to her knitting and garden clubs and used to help put together her high school reunions. I know my younger brother is an introvert and likely my older brother was too, if not autistic and was mentally disabled as long as I knew him, living in hospitals and assisted living. I think my father didn’t handle his challenges as well as he could, possibly because of his upbringing but did the best he could, though he was a bit judgy and never understood nor accepted my interests as much as he should have. He punished my brother and I and I think that has adversely affected me throughout my life. Grandma Gracie, and Uncle Jerry, both on my mother’s side, always took me to where I wanted to go to get birthday presents and Christmas/Hannukah presents and got me what I liked. My parents/step-parents were of various degrees accepting of me, my stepmother, not so much. But we got along well enough, though she was a pain when we were younger.
What is the hardest thing for me to accept is living in a culture that doesn’t cherish people, doesn’t promote healthy living both physically and mentally and doesn’t bring everyone up. Our culture is so toxic that so many people don’t get the courage to express their gender identity or who and how to love until they’re much older. To be comfortable in their own skin, to be confident, to not care so much about what other people think and to just be themselves. If that means a gender reassignment, coming out of the closet or to just be OK with being yourself, why does it take so long? And on top of that are the emotional aspects of being thought of as difficult or strange or different, the self-preserving mechanisms, the fears, the neuroses, the anxieties connected to wanting to be OK with oneself, whether being autistic, highly sensitive, having OCD or ADHD or even a physical challenge that can be seen.
If only we weren’t so easily divided, so tired, so distracted, so pliable, so slow, so stupid, so gullible. Maybe if we were well educated, maybe if jobs paid enough to not just survive but to thrive, maybe if housing was affordable, health care was affordable, the news wasn’t owned by autocrats, a few people didn’t hoard all the wealth of the country. Maybe if we lived in a country that cherished their citizens, art, science, health, longevity and learning. Maybe then we could feel good about raising kids to become adults who can move through the world with confidence, find a good job that pays enough for a house, a car, vacations, living in a neighborhood with good schools, that paid their teachers well, with stores that sold fresh food at affordable prices. With kind and loving and learned people in those neighborhoods who didn’t judge or punish but nurtured different views on life, different ways of thinking, different neurological and emotional connections, to love who they wanted to and who loved themselves for who they truly are. Think about all the art and joy and relaxation and thinking and science we could develop with time and peace and enough money to thrive. I think and feel that is an achievable goal for this culture, but then I’d likely have to move somewhere in Europe to have a better life right now, where the people are reasonable and happy and smart and caring.
Be the person we all need to be: kind and generous and giving and confidant and smart and healthy and not judgey and divisive. Even while the world is going to shit we can all agree to get along.
I do love you all, listeners and non and am giving you all a big virtual hug. I’m a hugger. I’ll chat with you next month.
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