Goodshirt and an epiphany about being a New Zealander.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLZenBtiBAU


I'm not pronouncing Goodshirt to be a ground breaking band. But they are a band by listening to have caused an epiphany, about some of the positive characteristics of creative kiwi's.
We operate within a space that is contradictory, we are unsophisticatedly sophisticated with our approach towards humor and idea's. Within the song Fall (i think) they make use of a standard keyboard organ effect, which to me is something i remember about New Zealand churches, most not containing a real organ, instead making use of casio keyboards. I found it to be incredibly amusing, due to its subtly irony and light desperation. It can be claim as a sort of kiwi tradition. 
Unlike america with their slapstick humor or the british with their dry wit, New Zealanders seem to make some unconvincingly witty, almost slapstick joke's while at the same time proclaim a degree of innocence (appearing like simple minded folk) but this is a structural component of the joke itself. we are perhaps described as being a touch more subversive. 
A friend Jed once tried to explain why it is that out a small number of people know to us, most are incredibly peculiar. What Jed believed is that we all grew up so so board, as a way of coping with the extent of our unified boredom, we developed a perverse style of humor, new zealand humor. 
I do believe it to be a positive thing, it gives us something unique to offer. 
A country thats a total non event, i think that is just brilliant.  


Tommy