very well said, todd. but i thought you said you only wrote a couple of paragraphs! ha. that could qualify for a novel. j/k. but i totally agree with you. expressionism is part of human nature. it just sucks that people have to be so harsh and negative in bashing how others express who they are, like you said. it's good to hear someone say what you did and get it out in the open. i personally think all those negative posts are all generated from insecurity of oneself in a sense. i love the scene for the music and the freedom that make it what it is. and since i've been in the scene [probably not as long as all of you] i have found a new me, more confident and free. i say BE who you are, LOVE who you are, and let others do the same. and take your shirt off if that's you, baby. that's what it's all about, afterall. fantc ------------------ .................... fantcgirl1@yahoo.com ....................