Has someone you despise ever turn you on to something you love?

[Rising Phoenix]

You leave them, but bring this new part of you, always.

[UndertheOcean]

1. People I despised are the most interesting I ever met , and the ones I learned from the most n/t

[Rising Phoenix]

2. very true

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3. Yes.

Bush turned me on to Democratic Underground.

[Rising Phoenix]

4. same here

I had very little interest in politics till Bush fucked everything up...

Now it is my passion.......

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5. And you are an icon

on this board.

Glad to have you along for the ride.

:hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

6. you rock

:headbang:

[Rising Phoenix]

11. an icon?

fucking rocking hard!!!!!!
:hi:

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13. Dupe - deleted

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14. Yes, an Icon

Your screen name is so evocative of feet on the ground, eyes to the sky...

It was an inspiration from the very first moment I saw it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6639822

[Rising Phoenix]

16. sweet

[Danger Mouse]

7. Well, some of the music I listen to now is stuff I picked up from ex-girlfriends so...

yeah, I guess. :hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

8. love ya

[Danger Mouse]

15. aww...thanks.

:loveya:

[Iggo]

9. Yep.

New Wave and Punk.

[Rising Phoenix]

10. rock on!

[NNadir]

12. This did not involve romance, but a friend of my friends who I didn't like at all turned

me on to Leo Kotke and Dan Hicks when I was a kid.

I became a big fan of Kotke and Hicks. Other than happening to listen to that music the guy was a complete ass.