I grew up in a family that was quite fond of archaic and colloquial proverbs like
If you’re not the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
I try to avoid such phrases now, but sometimes they still hold value. Like the much-adapted opening lines of Pride and Prejudice, I’d like to riff on this particular cliche to make it a little more relevant to my situation.
If you’re not in the front row, the stage is a black hoody.
This photo is nice, because I took it at a Meshuggah show. So at least I can tell where I was at the time. Because at this show, like every other show in which I didn’t fight my way to the front of the pit, a black hoody was all I saw of the show.
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