People Stink

A couple of nights ago, I went to a club to see a band. I haven't been to a club in a while. I've been to outside concerts and festivals, but I got tired of the smaller clubs and stopped going. About a half-hour after I got there, I realized something - people stink.

It hadn't been a hot day, and I'm not talking B.O. stink. There was a strong smell of some who hadn't washed their hair in a while - and it couldn't have all been coming from the guy with the dreds to his waist. It was a fair day and it was early in the evening. I wouldn't think their daily shampoo would wear off so quickly(?) Many, many people smelled like garlic.

It's odd, garlic smells so good raw or in food, but once someone eats it they smell horrible. It's like if you ate a rose and smelled like mold after. Every day I talk to at least one person who smells like garlic - or 'after-garlic'. I'm sure they had a delicious lunch, but must we all suffer for their stomach? There are thousands of mints on the market - pick one up, already!

One guy smelled like smoke, another like good cologne. A large woman standing next to me smelled like some old, inexpensive, men's cologne - I think it was Old Spice. It was a cornucopia of scents and the majority were not pleasing.

I don't have that sensitive a nose. I used to frequent a club that smelled like Oil of Olay and Dr. Pepper. It was a strange mix, but I liked it. I don't mind the smell of smoke. I like the smell of algae. But, I don't like the smell of dirty hair. That seemed the most prevalent scent.



If it was a metal band, or a reggae band, I might understand that particular smell, but this was They Might Be Giants! A geek band. Geeks are supposed to be squeaky clean. Maybe, they were all up for days writing code?

As the night played out, the passing strangers started to smell more like beer. Sadly, it was a welcome change.