Incredulous
Dec. 16th, 2012 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thisnewdayIn the aftermath of last week's murder of innocent five and six year old children at the Sandy Hook elementary school, Syracuse.com featured an article about the postponement of a candlelight vigil and sing-along organized by a local band.
The article included a picture of the band which consists of four bearded, pierced, and tattooed guys in AC/DC tee shirts. Which, in this household, would not necessarily disqualify one from sitting down at the family dinner table. Because, to paraphrase President Obama, if I had a son he would look like them. Oh wait, I do have a son and he is, in fact, bearded, pierced and tattooed. And wears tee shirts.
Anyway, while I wouldn't ordinarily feel compelled to read, much less comment on, an article announcing the postponement of an event, for some reason I read this one. And I did so with a palpable sense that something unexpected lay ahead.
And what lay directly ahead, like an IED planted in the wheel ruts of an unpaved road, was the ever so casual mention of the name of said band. Which turned out to be...wait for it...wait for it...Under the Gun.
To say the least, I was incredulous. And so, apparently, were the first half dozen or so readers who managed to comment. Then the back-and-forth started, between readers responding to what they saw as an obvious example of monumentally bad taste and those who were, well, oblivious.
You can read the article, and the comments, by following this link. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/candlelight_vigil_sing-along_i.html#incart_river_default.
Finally, frustrated with the density of the fog that apparently envelops an astonishing number of Syracuse readers, I asked, "Ever wonder why the band Enola Gay has never been asked to play at a Hiroshima Day of Rememberance event? Yeah, me neither..."
LPK
LiveJournal
12.16.2012
The article included a picture of the band which consists of four bearded, pierced, and tattooed guys in AC/DC tee shirts. Which, in this household, would not necessarily disqualify one from sitting down at the family dinner table. Because, to paraphrase President Obama, if I had a son he would look like them. Oh wait, I do have a son and he is, in fact, bearded, pierced and tattooed. And wears tee shirts.
Anyway, while I wouldn't ordinarily feel compelled to read, much less comment on, an article announcing the postponement of an event, for some reason I read this one. And I did so with a palpable sense that something unexpected lay ahead.
And what lay directly ahead, like an IED planted in the wheel ruts of an unpaved road, was the ever so casual mention of the name of said band. Which turned out to be...wait for it...wait for it...Under the Gun.
To say the least, I was incredulous. And so, apparently, were the first half dozen or so readers who managed to comment. Then the back-and-forth started, between readers responding to what they saw as an obvious example of monumentally bad taste and those who were, well, oblivious.
You can read the article, and the comments, by following this link. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/candlelight_vigil_sing-along_i.html#incart_river_default.
Finally, frustrated with the density of the fog that apparently envelops an astonishing number of Syracuse readers, I asked, "Ever wonder why the band Enola Gay has never been asked to play at a Hiroshima Day of Rememberance event? Yeah, me neither..."
LPK
LiveJournal
12.16.2012
