Girl Talk

i think i just don't get it...

here's what i don't get: why is this person popular? i mean, popular to the point that they are paid to be on stage in front of people?

facts:
1. he mixes good music
2. he energizes the crowd

opinions:
1. he is on stimulants, lots of them as it seems
2. not anyone, but a lot of people can do what he does, especially given the equipment
3. during a performance, does he do anything other than head bang?
4. he's a dj, no matter what the screen behind him says
5. i liked/knew 80% of the songs he mixed, the other 20% was fine
6. i found it more interesting to watch the spectacle than partake
6a. i think fischerspooner and girltalk can teach a phd course in self-hype

i saw dj shadow perform (with someone else); they created 'new music' from cutting/taping records on the spot. lp's. masking tape. 2 turntables. it was crazy amazing. this was a bunch of young people bouncing around to popular music mixed together. i call that a work out, not a performance.