Ovaj svoj portret sam dobio pre neki dan od tinejdžerke koja je do sada pratila dešavanja u našoj organizaciji preko YouTube-a. Kaže da planira, od ove sezone, da počne i da stvarno dolazi na koncerte. Crtež nije radila veštačka inteligencija – ona se potrudila i nacrtala sve sama, grafitnom olovkom. Ana, hvala ti mnogo! Rekla je i da je zainteresovana da nacrta poster za neki naredni koncert.
Neverovatno je koliko je ovo što radimo do sada inspirisalo ljude da rade razne lepe stvari – znam da je na fakultetu rađen bar jedan rad na ovu temu, jedan (legendarni hardcore) bend je napravio pesmu o nama, BTS logo se nalazi na više fizičkih izdanja albuma bendova, rađeni su i radovi u srednjim školama o nama, neke sobe su oblepljene plakatima koncerata koje smo organizovali, inspirisali smo neke mlade da krenu da sviraju, da se međusobno upoznaju i više druže, neki su možda i osnovali bendove podstaknuti svim dešavanjima u Etno klubu…
Ne mogu da opišem koliko mene sve to ispunjava. Mislim da smo svesni koliko sve ovo znači i ljudima koje srećemo na koncertima ili na ulici – velika je odgovornost, ali i zadovoljstvo biti deo cele ove priče. Zahvalni smo što ste uz nas u borbi da ova zajednica i (ne samo) smederevska alternativna scena rastu na temeljima solidarnosti, slobode govora i jednakosti. Zajedno gradimo prostor različitosti i istinskog izražavanja, mesto gde umetnost i zajedništvo ne poznaju predrasude.
Na današnji dan, pre 32 godine, krenula je sa emitovanjem radio emisija Breaking the Silence, i ponovo ću reći – zahvaljujući ovoj emisiji upoznao sam stotine i stotine ljudi koje danas nazivam svojim prijateljima. Ubeđen sam da, da nema ovog „hobija“, sve bi bilo mnogo drugačije – dosadnije, praznije, lošije… Drago mi je da smo emisiju nekako uspeli da održimo u životu. Sve to još traje, ljubav ne prestaje – Breaking the Silence danas puni 32 godine.
Večiti razbijači tišine su: Milan Medenica, Miroslav Lazić, Marko Kotarac, Stevan Antonijević, Lazar Radić, Zoran Damnjanović, Uroš Aleksić i Miloš Necić.
BTS 32 – 1993 ’til infinity
🇬🇧 The English version is below.
I received this portrait of myself a few days ago from a teenage girl who has, until now, followed what’s been happening in our organization through YouTube. She says that starting this season, she plans to actually come to the shows. The drawing wasn’t made by artificial intelligence – she took the time and effort to draw everything herself, using only a graphite pencil. Ana, thank you so much! She also said she’s interested in creating a poster for one of our upcoming concerts.
It’s incredible how what we’ve been doing so far has inspired people to create so many beautiful things – I know that at least one university paper has been written on this topic, a (legendary hardcore) band wrote a song about us, the BTS logo appears on several physical album releases, high school students have done projects about us, some rooms are covered with posters from the shows we’ve organized, we’ve inspired some young people to start playing music, to meet each other and hang out more, and maybe even to form bands inspired by everything that’s been happening at the Etno Club…
I can’t describe how much all of this fulfills me. I think we’re all aware of how much this means to the people we meet at shows or even just on the street – it’s a big responsibility, but also a huge pleasure to be part of this story. We are grateful that you stand with us in the fight for this community and for the (not only) Smederevo alternative scene to grow on the foundations of solidarity, freedom of speech, and equality. Together, we are building a space of diversity and genuine self-expression – a place where art and togetherness know no prejudice.
On this day, 32 years ago, the Breaking the Silence radio show started broadcasting. And I’ll say it again – thanks to this show, I’ve met hundreds and hundreds of people who I now call my friends. I’m convinced that without this “hobby,” everything would be very different – duller, emptier, worse… I’m glad we’ve somehow managed to keep the show alive. It’s still going strong, the love hasn’t stopped – Breaking the Silence is 32 years old today.
The eternal breakers of silence are: Milan Medenica, Miroslav Lazić, Marko Kotarac, Stevan Antonijević, Lazar Radić, Zoran Damnjanović, Uroš Aleksić, and Miloš Necić.
BTS 32 – 1993 ’til infinity