I got into alternative/indie/punk/emo music when I was in high school too but I was not really 'emo'. I was just a tiny blonde haired, blue eyed girl wearing tight t shirts and baggy jeans jumping around in the mosh pit with the dudes and crowd surfing. I used to count how good a concert was by how many bruises I had afterwards. But I don't really cringe about it now because my love of music has continued and evolved and now I promote music in addition to my 'regular' job. I've been to probably around 900 concerts, traveled throughout the US going to concerts and festivals and met some amazing people who have become best friends. Even though I'm more into jam bands, alternative rock and select electronic music now I still listen to some of my old favorites and get emotional about it, ha ha.