The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Scene the O-Town Vol. 2, No. 5 www.otownscene.com 102 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 250, Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1000, ext. 255, editor@otownscene.com EDITOR/DESIGNER Cassandra Miller COPY EDITOR Justin Vernold PUBLISHER Armand Nardi CONTRIBUTORS John Champlin, Hannah Colburn, Trevor Hayes, Jill Kraft, Ashok Malhotra, EDITOR OF THE DAILY STAR Sam Pollak Robin Nussbaum, Ben Patton, Emily Popek, James Derek Sapienza, Mark Simonson, Sam Spokony and Jennifer Tighe. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Sean Lewis The O-Town Scene is published Thursdays by The Daily Star Inc. Free copies are distributed throughout Oneonta, as well as parts of Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties. Member of The Associated Press and CNHI News Service EDITOR'S NOTE It's easy to lose perspec- tive. My generation _ those born after 1980 bunched together and labeled "Mil- lenials" _ grew up thinking we each were special and that we could do anything we wanted. Our collective self esteem soared. That was the '80s and '90s. This is The Recession. Jobs aren't as easy to come by as we thought they would be, vacations aren't as plenti- ful and changing the world has been moved down the to-do list under juggling two part-time jobs. In order to be anywhere near happy in the actual world we live in, not the one we grew up thinking we'd have, we need a reality check. If your biggest problems are a falling out with a friend and not being able to afford both to get your cavities filled and to go to a wedding in 2 O-Town Scene Nov. 3, 2011 Cincinnati, you're doing pretty well. When it comes to success for Millenials in "these trying economic times," we have to dial it back a notch. Having a job _ any job _ is mak- ing it. These ideas have been spin- ning around periodicals for a couple of years, but it's just now that everything is finally sinking into my relatively optimistic mindset. Finding happiness in small doses has become a pastime, and it really helps. I got a ticket the other night for having a headlight out (this wasn't a part of the hap- py part, although the police officer was good-natured). I shared my situation online, and quickly got a few offers to help replace it, including a friend who actually called the next morning to ask if he could come to my aid. It was the best wake-up call I've had in a while _ and to top it off, when I went out to my lop-sidedly lit car, someone had traced a heart through the frost on the pas- senger side window. Thank you, friends, and thank you friendly stranger. I hear another way to get some uplift in your life is to anticipate something pleasur- able. Seeing live music is almost a guaranteed good time, es- pecially if the performers are known to put on entertaining show. In this issue, we've checked in with larger area venues to see what bigger acts are coming up to give live music appreciators something to look forward to, on Pages 16 and 17. These shows won't break the bank, either. Tickets for most are between $15 and $25; just enough to make you feel like you're investing in something _ a nice memory. Cassandra Miller Miller is the founding editor of the O-Town Scene. She can be reached at editor@ otown- scene. com.