An Apology, with Embarressment

[eleneariel]

Having so loudly and publicly maligned it, it is only right that I equally loudly and publicly make this announcement:

Ladies and gentlemen, I, Marie, do hereby declare that I no longer hate jazz.

That is all.

Comments

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

I've tried sending her some music and even threatening her, but she remains as stubborn as ever. I have gotten her into rock though. I consider that a good gain.

yeah, our relationship is in an infancy stage. So would you say that you now actually like Jazz, or can you just tolerate it? What made you change your mind?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

(Sorry...bad tags or something in that first comment. We Try Again.)

I have had my mind changed by patrick___, who made me the awesomest mix cd of jazz ever, because he managed to find not just jazz that I could tolerate, but jazz I actually really, really like.



My mom almost had a heart attack from the shock. O_O

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

Who's on it? Kenny G? Miles Davis? Isaac Hayes? Barry White?

Well I'm certainly glad you've come around. I love Jazz myself.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I didn't figure you for a jazz kind of guy. Hm.

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

Most people are suprised by the music I listen to. You'd think at first that I'm one of those die hard rock and roll / heavy metal kind of guys. Which I am. But they're just one of many kinds of genres I like.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Variety is a good thing.

I used to say I liked every kind of music except for jazz and rap. I guess I'm down to just rap now, and come to think of it, there is that one song... ; )

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

Which one? 50 cent? eminem? Ludacris? ;-)

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

*blush*

eminem

But I'm not admitin' nothin'! And it's just one song!

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

Ooh, I bet it's the one with Dido in it, right? I actually liked that one because it was the first time I had ever heard Dido.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I like Dido, but I'm not even sure I've heard that one. I was thinking of one he wrote about his daughter..."When I'm Gone" is the title, I think. I mean, yeah, he's a completely unattractive and usually disgusting person but even that kind of man can be heartbreaking singing rapping about a little daughter.

[wandering-flame.livejournal.com]

Was it the letter to stan one?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Since I'm not sure what you're talking about, probably not. ; )

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

I'm afraid I can't help you learn to love rap. =) I only have a small amount of music that could be considered hip hop of any variety, and it's not that great. Although I do sometimes enjoy some older hip-hop, or modern hip hop if it's musical enough (and not offensive). But it's really rare when I can stand anything that's considered plain old rap.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

It's the not-offensive part that's so hard to find. Sometimes I hear some songs that I think are kind of neat, until I figure out what the words are. =P

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I didn't figure you for a jazz kind of guy. Hm.

Try Stan Getz, Vine Guiaraldi Trio, Everything But the Girl, Dave Brubeck Quartet...

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

Okay, I don't know what's up with my computer tonight and all these messed up comments...

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

=)
This must be my most successful mix CD ever!

Do your parents like jazz?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I'd say they're indifferent. They don't listen to it, but they don't hate it.