Anyone ever read the
NewMusicBox? The chatter section of this site is always good for a few laughs. It often consists of personal anecdotes by composers who are starting to realize, in the year 2006, that maybe willfully imposed alienation and marginality are not self-evident virtues. Who knew?
http://www.newmusicbox.org/chatter/chatter.nmbx?id=4532
http://www.newmusicbox.org/chatter/chatter.nmbx?id=4529
I dig new music... but man, composers really crack me up. It's good to know that they're really no different from the most disgruntled indie-rockers.