Hi all
I was talking to Johnny Marr the other day and we were saying how nothing is ‘cool’ anymore.
Has anyone else noticed that? It used to be…
“That guy looks cool” Now it’s “That guy’s hot”
So whatever happened to cool?
I was talking to Johnny Marr the other day and we were saying how nothing is ‘cool’ anymore.
Has anyone else noticed that? It used to be…
“That guy looks cool” Now it’s “That guy’s hot”
So whatever happened to cool?
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Cool:
Quite and reserved
Uncool:
Loud and showy
Cool:
Modest but mysterious
Uncool:
Boastful and oversharing
Sports cars in the 60’s ie….
MG Midget
Sunbeam
Alfa Romea Spider
Daimler Dart
Lotus Elan
Austen Healey (sp)?
Any Hotrod built by Jeff Beck
Uncool:
Any SUV
Any car you might see parked outside the London Dorchester Hotel
Low mood music in restaurants
Uncool:
Banging computer made sounds that you cant’ talk over
Cool:
Bands
Uncool:
Backing tracks
Cool:
Discretion
Uncool:
Vulgarity
Cool:
Good manners
Uncool:
Talking loudly down a phone in a public place
Reading a book on public transport
Uncool:
Eating on public transport
Cool:
Attention to detail in one’s dress
Uncool:
Sloppy dumpy attire
Cool:
Watching any form of theatre or event sans phone
Uncool:
Using a phone for any reason at a live event ( especially a Pretenders concert)
So anyone else in favor of bringing back ‘cool’, please feel free to post your own ‘cool’ and ‘uncool’ List ( unless you think list’s are ‘uncool’ )
XCH
My daughter doing her first open mic and her own song with guitar in hand at an HMV in west London. She was really nervous and says I have never done this before. I have responded, you will never have to say that again.
Uncool
Second person on arriving drunk and then not performiing.
Uncool: banning books
Uncool: Cybertruck
Uncool- Ignorance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm53CzqgWow
Pillow book
To Do lists
Whish list of plastic models you should buy
Listening David Byrne's Things to do at the same time when creating lists.
Uncool : Ignoring your companion/s and looking at your phone through dinner.
Cool : doing anything (even switched off relaxation) with focused intent.
Uncool : being a bit meh!
Not Cool: Stealing or Streaming music.
Top Gear stopped doing the Cool Wall around 2009. I think the idea of cool got kind of vague, and especially young people preferred individuality over conforming to "cool" ideals and aesthetic.
Cool is about confidence and independence, without needing attention. So what's cool can end up being sort of invisible.
Young people use a lot of social media, but they don't trust it. They know there's more to life than that. I think they'll be okay in the end.
Uncool: talking to Jimmy Carr the other day
I'm also not hot, unless you ask my husband, lmao!
Christie, on the other hand is the very epitome of coolness. Love to see you on Bluesky!
Also, Johnny is totally cool too and you guys need to collaborate. 🙏
We are either he's cold or he's hot. no in-between. Being cool is now being a dinosaur.
turns out to be a twentieth century phenomenon
It's bugging me. I dunno what to do. We need pep rally like the insurrection tour only It's us and it's cool
Uncool: Dissing wokeness bc you think your cool, but you're not
I think it turned into "ew", soon after.