It's okay to jump on bandwagons. What's douchy is to pretend you were a fan all along.
Very good point.
It is totally cool to jump on a music bandwagon. It's not cool to jump on a sports bandwagon because all the teams that attract said bandwagon fans automatically attract douchebags (looking at all of you, sudden Pats fans).
Dare I say, a better point? Maybe not, but just as good. Although, I knew somebody who would change allegiances in the middle of a game. He was totally upfront about it, so it didn't bug me. He said that he hated to root for the losing team. It's not how I feel about sports but at least he was honest. Red Sox fans post '04 are the
worst. Actually, I don't like Red Sox fans much at all. Don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are Sox fans. But they've always been insufferable.
Anyway, back to the Beastie Boys. I listened to Check Your Head and Pauls' Boutique last night and damn those are good albums. So good. I wish I would have gone to see them more often. I'm sure they'll still perform but it won't be quite the same. I saw them at Sasquatch in 2007. They did a set earlier in the day where they were playing instruments. It wasn't entirely instrumental because I remember them playing Gratitude, but I remember it being mostly instrumental. Anyway, that was awesome. They headlined that night too, but I was cold and coming down off a few different drugs so I only lasted for like half the show. That was the year I determined that getting drunk and high nearly always ruins concerts for me.