From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018092409505759448-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Having " rules " on dress in some situations isn't stupid. Sometimes it   
   > makes sense. Sometimes it doesn't.  I've only had a few issues with band   
   > dress codes over the years. Mostly, I didn't care.   
      
   If it's clearly stated in advance that such is the case, at least then any   
   prospective member would know what they're in for.   
      
   > Having uniform dress went out with the hippie thing.  Rebellion taken to   
   > extremes. You know all about that :-)   
      
   Some do take rebellion to extremes, but I'm not into that either, rather I   
   believe in doing my own thing, and Uniformity courts Conformity, which   
   courts Depersonalization, the antithesis of doing one's own thing.   
      
   > I'm ok with individualism as far as band attire. We all just weat whatever   
   > we want, Me, within the limits of how sloppy my wife will let me get away   
   > with.  That's the modern casual look.  Like you just walked in off the   
   > street.   
      
   I've never dressed like a bum, even when I would walk in off the street, but   
   I nonetheless reserve the Right to decide how I'm going to look, NOT someone   
   else!!!   
      
   > I see that in some of the local bands. They show up in dirty work clothes,   
   > like they came directly from the shop floor to the gig.   
      
   I guess they don't mind letting everyone know they're slobs...and sloppy   
   about everything, even Music - and I've actually experienced that!   
      
   > Because, like as not, they did.  Turns out how yo look affects how people   
   > perceive you. Dirty bummy cloths, they think you're a bum.  Had that issue   
   > just last week with someone I know. He showed up at the gig in clothes   
   > appropriate for yard work.   
      
   There are a lot of those slobs around, and they make it hard for everyone   
   else, as usual.   
      
   > That's all the women talked about re: that gig.  Ladies judge on, care   
   > about, how men dress.   
      
   If they forget about Dignity, I'll notice that instantly, and looking like a   
   bum is not very dignified.   
      
   > Duo today.  It should be a routine job, hopefully no surprises.  Big   
   > aggrivation band gig this weekend.   
      
   JimD   
      
   Music is sometimes more exicting i.e. in other ways, than it should be.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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