I remember feeling the same way after seeing the Cockettes. Of course, I didn't have any idea about Noyes. I'm fascinated with the need for some people who want to define themselves outside the social norms who talk up their experience like it's never been done before. I don't begrudge people this sentiment because I think often times people need to feel they're doing something totally new and radical to have enough of a fire lit under them to do anything at all. Is this mostly an American phenomenon? Our pioneer/rebel spirits lingering on? Not sure. I am sure that we love hyperbole and that this "Year Zero" concept is totally in line with that.
The Cockettes also reminded me of living out in SF and all of my generation, children of hippies who spun fabulous tales of drugs and debauchery (revolution?), trying to live up to the Utopia of our elders. And how did we try to do this? By immitating them, but thinking we were doing something new and radical.
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Date: 2006-01-14 03:11 pm (UTC)The Cockettes also reminded me of living out in SF and all of my generation, children of hippies who spun fabulous tales of drugs and debauchery (revolution?), trying to live up to the Utopia of our elders. And how did we try to do this? By immitating them, but thinking we were doing something new and radical.