It seems like the older I get, the more difficult it becomes to make new friends.

[Metalhead]

Mainly because the guys who are in my age group are putting themselves out there into the social world less often than when we were in our 20's.

Hey, if anybody here wants to go to Puyallup and have a BBQ and some movie watching at my house, I would be down with that. Or we could make a day trip to Seattle on a weekend, visit some museums, eat some gourmet food, have a good time.

I hear often that I need to learn how to be comfortable while being alone, and I know that sentiment is 1000% correct. I still want more of a social life than what I have now.

 

[Judge]

From my own perspective, the older I get the more set in my ways I become.

And that perhaps a lot of people simply get used to the same social circles they already have, so they tend not to be so interested in meeting new people.

Sometimes we tend to take such things a little too personally when there are really other considerations involved. Not to mention that I suspect society in general has taken step back when it comes to socialization in general. Where an astounding number of persons have become accustomed to dealing with others through online rather than personal connections.

Then factor in how mobile our society has become, where those connections you make with people can be so easily broken due to a change of job, or something that simply causes one to relocate. A major reason why I would eventually lose all my adult friendships not of my own making.

Socialization in general is simply not what it was when I was a child. Technology and other factors continue to evolve it beyond what we originally may have taken for granted.

 

[Markness]

I feel your pain, my metal brother. Are you surrounded by non-metal heads?

 

[Judge]

I feel your pain, my metal brother. Are you surrounded by non-metal heads?

I doubt you'll find anyone line-dancing to AC/DC in the Metropolitan Seattle area.

Very different culture from Texas.

 

[Markness]

AC/DC are generally considered to be a hard rock band instead of proper heavy metal band.

 

[Judge]

AC/DC are generally considered to be a hard rock band instead of proper heavy metal band.

Semantics...

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll".

- Wikipedia

Then consider all the alleged "genres" of rock: List of rock genres - Wikipedia

 

[Markness]

Semantics...

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll".

- Wikipedia

Then consider all the alleged "genres" of rock: List of rock genres - Wikipedia

Motörhead are often dubbed as speed metal but Lemmy Kilmister insisted, just like AC/DC, the band was just “rock n’roll.”

EDIT: Texans are generally ok with AC/DC but tend to dismiss Black Sabbath. I find that to be baffling.

 

[Judge]

Motörhead are often dubbed as speed metal but Lemmy Kilmister insisted, just like AC/DC, the band was just “rock n’roll.”

My point is that you can call it anything you want....it truly doesn't matter. Just another case of splitting hairs that don't need splitting. I'm sure there are plenty who would argue with even more sub-genres involved.

Though the cultural gap between Seattle and Austin goes well beyond music. Seriously I suspect both of you would be better off in the San Francisco Bay Area. But it's stupid-expensive to live there and has been for a long time. The main reason I chose to exit that state having lived there for many years.

 

[Metalhead]

I feel your pain, my metal brother. Are you surrounded by non-metal heads?

One of my closest friends here is also a metalhead, but he has a wife who demands his weekend time and a job during the week that leaves him exhausted in the evenings. He still manages to find time to hang with me a few hours every week, so I guess I can't complain about that. We usually watch a movie and eat Thai food.

I have a couple of quality friendships here, but weekends are a pain because they have families to go home to while I am trying to avoid my own family.