A Jaded Revelation
So I am a hipster, i know what’s happening. I think of myself as someone “in the know.” I pretty much assume I know all the venues for fun. I even have an old-timey mustache.
I know nothing. I am like a child. Thursday night, I had this moment of severe jaded perspective. It was as if I knew nothing about the social scene of my city. I felt like a tourist wandering my downtown. I discovered art walk. I know that countless of my friends have been going for years. I understand, it’s this thing that’s been a fixture of downtown for years and years. I really have no need to hear anyone’s “I told you so’s,” please. I get it.
I had been asked to do some lighting for some VIP tents and a street artist’s park for Citizen LA for this guy George that it seems all of my friends know, and I have never met. And then to the after-party, at a venue/loft downtown I’ve never been to. There were DJs I’d never seen, playing music I didn’t recognize…
I realized, in a moment of sublime face-palm: I am nowhere near as cool as I thought I was.
This is a good thing. It means I get to discover some new things. I can’t wait for Art Walk next month! I am also completely open to new things again! Bring me to the light.
Tags: Art, lighting, Los Angeles, Nightlife