Article: 109158 of alt.gothic
From: vlad@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Ken Nagle)
Newsgroups: alt.gothic
Subject: Re: This is really getting depressing!
Date: 23 Aug 1995 15:54:19 GMT

Gary Stephens (garys@flexnet.com) wrote:

: 	ok, been browsing this newsgroup for a while trying to scope out the 
: Goth thing and all that stuff. I havn't gotten back any answers from my 
: posts exept the occasional snide comment or flame. My big question here 
: is what is so different from a Goth then any other person besides alot 
: of ruffles, and face make up. 

Goth is about........ 
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Walking the streets alone at night, breathing in the air, and feeling good.

Watching the sunset fade from blue to yellow, orange, red, then into a 
deep blue-black.

Reading the poetry of Shelley and saying "I know how you feel."

Staring at the beauty around you and sucking it in while 
everybody else drives by in their fancy cars going to a job they hate so 
they can continue living their miserable lives.

Happily dancing naked on your bed while your favorite dark and 
depressing album plays on the cd player.

Crying when you want to, because you can.

Being the only one to smile/laugh when the evil monster kills 
somebody in the horror film.

Those crazy antics of Louis the Gnu.

Being yourself, and not caring about what strangers think of you.

having a good time!

Goth is not about........
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Trying to find a way to magnetically adhere dinnerware to your scalp.

Potty training.

Eating flies and spiders.

Cher.

Those Dancing Squirrels of Death (well, maybe this one is gothic)

Being who you are not in order to fit in. 
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For a better answer, I recommend reading the TaB's, the alt.gothic FAQ, 
and other such things. If you have access to a web browser, you can go to 
my homepage below, though it is still under major construction (yeah, i 
know, whose isn't). If you don't have access to a web browser, e-mail me 
and I should be able to send something your way.......

                                                     Vlad

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