gainesvillain

I ran away from home when I was 15 (early 90's) and hitchhiked, rode freights, toured following bands and traveled with the Rainbow family for about five years...I now live somewhere that is something of a winter haven for travelling kids and I've noticed a disturbing trend over the years...the kids get drunker, meaner and less interesting or creative with every year that goes by....once upon a time people here were excited for the yearly influx but now when the "crusties" start arriving everyone groans...there will be theft, fights, misbehaving dogs and lots and lots of holier than thou, self entitled rhetoric being loudly slurred in every direction (always with a sub text of barely restrained violence)....my question is: wtf is going on?...when did the hippies all become juggalo gutter punks?...why is all the music inherent to the culture suddenly bad folk music with tattooed beardies screaming over top of it?.....I'm just wondering if you guys have any insight....

Are you Todd from south Florida? edit: never mind, I see you don't work for musicians...try it, it's a fun way to go