On Letting Go: Intermission – Tips & Tricks

Intermission – Tips & Tricks:
The following is a small handful of useful tips and tricks that can be used to help you let go of most anything you don’t need.
1.) If you hate it, give it up.  Money is not an exception to hang on.
2.) If it smells bad, clean it.  If that doesn’t work let it go.
3.) If all you hear is yelling, but you’re not simply listening to some hardcore, metal, or screamo music, chances are you should: 1. say, “Fuck You!” 2. Leave the situation and/or person.
4.) Some videogames need not be kept, i.e. Pryzm: The Journey Of The Black Unicorn.
Some videogames must never be let go, i.e. any Super Mario Bros. game.
5.) If your pet dies: bury it, cremate it, eat it, but do not fucking get it stuffed, you know, by some taxidermy guy… that shit is just creepy!

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On Letting Go: Part II – Music

Part II – Music:
“Respect your elders.”
This is a notion far too often misinterpreted.  Respect for your elders does not simple mean respect the past, respect what is old, and what has simply existed before you.  What was supposed to be said here was: “Respect the wise.”

A lot of old people are wise.

But, a lot of old people are batshit insane, bigoted, deranged, mentally ill, and completely fucking worthless.

Both these statements are true of old bands.

Respect the founders who shaped the music you listen to today.  Respect Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Buddy Rich, Robert Johnson ect… but even the greats can’t be accepted fully.  Don’t just eat what they feed you.  Only respect what is actually good.

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