Post #172788 by Chrisc on Mon, Jul 18, 2005 2:54 AM

I mentioned to a friend the other day that I had been having trouble with a CD order from Amazon. He asked what the CD was, and I replied that it was 'Voodoo' by Robert Drasnin. He of course, wanted an explanation. I said it came under the classification of 'Exotica', and that it was essentially faux Polynesian music from the 'fifties.
He then asked, didn't I think I needlessly isolated myself from the rest of society by my esoteric tastes? If I took more of an interest in popular culture I would find myself less alone (I'm a 46-year-old bachelor). Perhaps there was some kind of unconscious mechanism at work...
I found this conversation somewhat depressing... all right, I like my own company quite a lot, but don't necessarily want to remain single for the rest of my life.
On the other hand, I don't want to listen to music I detest, just because it is more popular. (He himself is a 'Status Quo' fan- what irony in that name!)

CHRIS