The uniquely Brisbane phenomenon of "emogan" has reared its fringed head again during the Faint's gig at the Zoo last night. It was the first show of the band's Australian tour and the place was packed to the rafters with a wide assortment of punters - "norms", indie kids, metro football player types, the odd punk, goth or metalhead here and there. However, one particular tight-jeans-and-fluoro-shirt-clad species stood out in all its ectasy and alcohol-addled glory - the emo bogan, or "emogan". While obviously not true "emos", the emogans tend to congregate at trendy "indie" concerts like Interpol, Editors, Bloc Party, Hot Hot Heat, The Bravery or the aforementioned Faint. "80s" shirts and ball-splitting Levi 501s aside, they're bogans to the core and despite already having claimed the Valley, they're not going to stop. At the Zoo, they vastly outnumbered the non-denominational punters, swinging into action the moment the Faint struck the first note of "Agenda Suicide". Quite a few of them were keen to abandon their human features, jumping everywhere like a bunch of monkeys on speed (or whatever substance), pushing and elbowing around and randomly crashing into bystanders. The piece de resistance, however, came in shape of one spectacularly pilled individuum who was climbing the rails above the stairwell, literally inches from tumbling down and breaking his bones. Fortunately for him, his apparent goal was ruined by the security guard who escorted him out after two "stop being an idiot" warnings. Besides witnessing this little highlight, I couldn't help but marvel at the irony in the chorus of the Faint's recent single "The Geeks Were Right" - "I saw the future and the geeks were right" - delivered by a white labcoat and goggles-wearing lead singer Todd Fink and yelled along to by a bunch of distinctly non-nerdy fuckwits. To sum everything up, great gig, shit crowd. Or am I getting old? Being a good 7-8 years older than most emogans, I feel there are more fun things to be had out there other than being off your tits on ekkies and grog and making an utter dick of yourself. I wonder if anyone's had an experience involving emogans or knows/lives with one? Your feedback is needed for further inspiration! /end rant