My name is Hugo. As I am writing this, I am currently 24 years old, employed part-time, in a serious relationship, and very much involved with art, design, and making the Napa Valley a better place to live as according to my standards and those of my young hippie/yuppie friends.
I have had blogs before, one comic based and one journal/review based. Neither of them are any fun to read.
Since throwing myself into the world of digital journaling, I have given up on doing things to gain and please a regular readership. Gone are the days of shoddy comics and hasty reviews praising bands I don't even remember listening at all.
My only goal is to document my life and that of those who come in contact with me.
I joked around with Alix about wanting to do the "oral history" of the St. Helena music scene from 2000-2003, but I honestly regret not taking more pictures of my friends and their friends during a time of much vibrancy and independent efforts. The punk and metal scene of the Napa Valley is now something much different, as much it very well should be, but sometimes I wish I could take a look back and reminisce.
I've vowed to not sit back as idly as I once did. Today I am not a young high school student, I am a college graduate with experience and knowledge that should allow me to not only appreciate the current music and arts scene, but to also make a case for its preservation and promotion into the lives of many more than the few young people "in the know."
I hope we all stick around long enough to see something positive come out this valley, whether it is a dedicated music venue, studio space, or any other space we can enjoy ourselves and forget (or simply postpone) the impending hardships of maturity and time.
No more bad town.
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