Notes On A 1997 Emo Reunion
Business casual stage attire
Casual Friday rules though (jeans are ok)
In lieu of flyers all over the wall, there is a plasma screen with flyer slideshow
the most ironic kid there is wearing hammer pants
this is a séance
conjuring ghosts of high school unrequited love
big generic t-shirts and wal-mart looking jeans
haunting
*high fives (text sent to those standing next to you)
we act like we are the stars of our own film budgeting for a costume department when young
we get older and grow content with stock character or extra
or we think we’re over it or the stock character is our look and that’s smart and/or ironic
crowd surfing going from another way to inflict pain to a fad relying on teamwork and posi vibes
an archive of aim away messages unearthed from the heart crevasse of your brain
you remember that picture collage your girlfriend made for you that had a line from that song
can’t get out of your head
no more music as opiART or nARTcotic to take you away from the stutter of your brain
overhearing convos about mortgages and divorce
